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JDAM kits: How the US Navy and Air Force make “dumb” bombs smart
JDAM kits make it possible for any bomb to be used as a precision-guided munition at relatively low cost—making them vital ...
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US approves $510m JDAM guidance kits sale to Israel
The US State Department has approved a potential $510m foreign military sale (FMS) of munitions guidance kits, along with munition support and other related equipment to Israel. The Israeli government ...
A B-2 Spirit dropped its “Quicksink” munition on a target in a joint exercise with the Norwegian Armed Forces in the Arctic. By Nicholas Slayton Published Sep 13, 2025 2:45 PM EDT One of the Air Force ...
Quicksink munitions use existing guidance kits with a new open architecture seeker to take out naval targets. Earlier in September, a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber struck a mock target in the Norwegian ...
The U.S. Navy is moving forward with an initiative to increase the accuracy of the Joint Direct Attack Munition. The service has indicated for some time it wants more than the GPS accuracy provided in ...
Israel has been approved for JDAM guidance kits for bombs to be carried by its F-15, F-16, and F-35 (pictured) combat aircraft types. (Israeli Air Force) The United States has approved the sale to ...
According to the Air Force Research Lab, Quicksink is a “Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) that rapidly integrates and demonstrates Department of the Air Force technology which creates ...
The Department of State has approved Israel’s $510 million foreign military sale request to procure munitions guidance kits, munitions support and related equipment. Israel intends to buy 3,845 Joint ...
GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munitions are shown on the flight line prior to being loaded into a B-2 Spirit aircraft at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Aug. 28, 2025. The loading operations were a ...
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