Administration canceled the ASM-135 program because of technical problems, testing delays, and significant cost growth.
Variants[edit | edit source]
- ASM-135 – 15 missiles produced.
- CASM-135 – Captive carry version of ASM-135A with warhead simulator and inert motors.
Operators[edit | edit source]
Survivors[edit | edit source]
- CASM-135 currently on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, part of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM)'s annex at Washington Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Virginia, United States.
- CASM-135 currently on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, United States.
See also[edit | edit source]
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