Much of the concern regarding the Bush administration’s proposed arms package for Saudi Arabia centers on reports that it includes the Joint Direct Attack Munition, a kit that converts conventional ...

JDAM kits make it possible for any bomb to be used as a precision-guided munition at relatively low cost—making them vital tools on the modern battlefield. For most of aviation history, bombs were ...

April 2 (UPI) --Boeing has been awarded a $250 million, 10-year contract for Joint Direct Attack Munition guidance kit services for the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and allies. Boeing's Defense Space and ...

Boeing and Australia’s Ferra Engineering have signed a memorandum of understanding related to further Australian production of Joint Direct Attack Munition Extended Range (JDAM ER) wing kits, and will ...

SAINT LOUIS, Mo. -- What's better than a Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) capable of flying 15 nautical miles to destroy a moving target? Why a JDAM capable of flying 45 nautical miles to reign ...

The Joint Direct Attack Munition is a guidance tail kit that converts existing unguided free-fall bombs into accurate, adverse weather "smart" munitions. With the addition of a new tail section that ...

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing (NYSE: BA) a two-year, $195 million contract modification to produce additional tail kits for the service branch’s Joint Direct Attack Munitions. The modification ...

Boeing this year started delivering a new version of the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) tail kit with improved resistance to GPS jamming, U.S. Air Force officials said March 10. The new variant, ...

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A winged version of the Boeing Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) developed by the US airframer and Australia has completed windtunnel tests. The JDAM-ER (extended-range) features a "modular, add-on ...