The United States Department of State has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Denmark covering 200 AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles with Extended Range (JASSM-ER), with an estimated value of $842 million, the State Department announced on 5 June 2026.
The package includes the missiles alongside test and support equipment, spare parts, GPS systems, software, technical documentation, and contractor support services. Lockheed Martin, based in Orlando, Florida, is named as the principal contractor.
The State Department said the sale would “support the foreign policy goals and national security objectives of the United States by improving the security of a NATO Ally that is a force for political stability and economic progress in Europe.” It added that Denmark “will have no difficulty absorbing these articles and services into its armed forces” and that the proposed sale “will not alter the basic military balance in the region.”
The JASSM-ER is an air-launched cruise missile with a range of over 900 kilometres, significantly extending the standoff strike reach of any aircraft that carries it. Denmark operates the F-35A with its Royal Danish Air Force, and the notification explicitly frames the sale as strengthening RDAF capabilities by providing “the ability to conduct long-range precision strikes.”
Congressional notifications of this kind are a required step in the Foreign Military Sales process and do not constitute a finalised contract.
I suspect that buy will be through gritted teeth, but in reality to make F-35 useful in a strike role the US has made sure there is little real choice other than using US missiles for any foreseeable future.
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The fact that JASSM -ER is already being integrated on the F-35A by other users , ie less risk and cost for DK, means its a no brainer.
Making the decision easier is a distinct lack of suitable european alternatives( Storm Shadow/SCALP or Taurus KEPD 350 has only about half the range of JASSM-ER)
Given the rumour that the US is to cancel the Tomahawk sale to Germany, I wonder will this deal actually be honoured?
I wounder when those will be delivered? Not in a hurry, I bet.
Meanwhile, the UK has ordered a million – crickets
Rose tinted glasses essential for ministers to make highly misleading reassurances while things continue to deteriorate & get cut/wear out more like.