The Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) is a guidance kit that converts unguided bombs, or "dumb bombs", into all-weather precision-guided munitions (PGMs). JDAM-equipped bombs are guided by an integrated inertial guidance system coupled to a Global Positioning System (GPS

2023年3月27日 · Joint Direct Attack Munition-Extended Range (JDAM-ER) is the latest winged variant of the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) precision bomb guidance kit produced by Boeing. JDAM kits, which have been in production since 1998, can transform unguided free-fall bombs into all-weather, precision-guided smart weapons.

JDAM • Low-cost conversion is a highly reliable system that can be dropped from an extremely flexible release envelope over 15 miles from a target. Integrated on nearly every U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Marine Corps combat aircraft, including F-35, JDAM has achieved an unparalleled record of success in testing and combat. JDAM has ...

2023年10月30日 · Developed by Boeing for the US Air Force, JDAM is a weapon kit that turns explosives into precision-guided warheads coupled with navigation systems for enhanced air-to-surface accuracy. Under the contract, Ferra will continue supplying Boeing with the 500-pound (227 kilograms) wing kits until 2028.

In the 2006/2008 time frame, Boeing and the Australian DSTO (Defence Science and Technology Organisation) jointly developed and tested a wing-kit for 500 lb class JDAM weapons (GBU-38/B). The resulting glide bomb, labeled JDAM-ER (JDAM Extended Range), triples the range of JDAM, reaching up to 80 km (50 miles) when launched from high altitude.

2013年3月12日 · Ferra Engineering has received a contract for the production and delivery of a new extended range (ER) wing kit for the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) weapon system.

Known as the “Warfighter’s Weapon of Choice,” the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) is a low-cost guidance kit produced by Boeing that converts existing unguided free-fall bombs into accurately guided, near-precision “smart” weapons.

2015年2月27日 · Boeing and the RAAF have carried out tests of the Joint Direct Attack Munition Extended Range (JDAM-ER), which showed a three-times increase in range while maintaining accuracy.

Manufactured jointly by Boeing and Lockheed, the JDAM is a low-cost guidance kit designed to convert existing 500lb, 1,000lb and 2,000lb unguided free-fall bombs into precisely guided all-weather...

2023年10月24日 · Boeing‘s [BA] future Powered Joint Direct Attack Munition (PJDAM) is to have a range of more than 300 nautical miles–seven times the range of the company’s JDAM Extended Range (JDAM ER) and 20 times the range of Boeing’s standard JDAM.