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		JDAM is a guided air-to-surface weapon that is used with Mark 80 series of bombs, which range in size from 500 to 2,000 pound (900 kg) warheads as the payload.
		JDAM enables multiple weapons to be directed against single or multiple targets on a single pass.
		Growth of the JDAM family of weapons expanded to the 500 pound (230 kg) Mark 82 bomb version, which began development in late 1999.
	www.oobdoo.com /wikipedia/?title=JDAM (816 words)

	NDM Article - Planned JDAM Upgrade Boosts Accuracy to 10 Feet
		JDAM’s accuracy is nearly 43 feet in the GPS/INS mode and 100 feet with INS alone.
		JDAM is less accurate but often a preferred choice, because it’s satellite-guided, so it works in bad weather.
		JDAMs are compatible with Air Force B-2, B-52 and B-1 bombers, F-16C/D fighter aircraft, and with Navy F/A-18C/D fighter aircraft.
	www.nationaldefensemagazine.org /issues/2001/Dec/Planned_JDAM.htm (1000 words)

	Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM)
		JDAM is a low-cost guidance kit converting existing unguided free-fall bombs into accurately guided “smart” weapons.
		Before JDAM is dropped, the weapon must be loaded with a set of coordinates to designate the main and alternate targets.
		JDAM weapons were used extensively in recent conflicts.
	www.defense-update.com /products/j/jdam.htm (315 words)

	JDAM is Warfighter's Favorite Flavor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		JDAM is a tail kit that turns an unguided dumb bomb, already in the warfigther's arsenal, into an accurate smart munition.
		But even though JDAM is now a staple of America's arsenal, the Direct Attack Systems Group here continues to upgrade the weapon and find new ways for the warfighter to use it to their advantage.
		JDAM was picked by Congress to be one of seven pilot programs given waivers that allowed them to avoid some government regulations that were often very costly.
	www.military.com /features/0,15240,91422,00.html (1179 words)

	USATODAY.com - JDAM smart bombs prove to be accurate and a good buy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		JDAMs are also proving to be a boon for Boeing, which this year could have higher profits from defense contracts than from commercial aircraft for the first time in decades.
		JDAM kit are far cheaper because they require no laser or TV "seeker" components and can be used on inexpensive gravity bombs stockpiled since the Vietnam War, says spokesman Jake Swinson at Florida's Eglin Air Force Base.
		JDAM kits are assembled by 36 Boeing workers at a 30,000-square-foot factory in St. Charles, Mo. The town, near Lambert-St.Louis International Airport, is perhaps best known as the starting point of Lewis and Clark's 1804 expedition.
	www.usatoday.com /money/world/iraq/2003-03-23-jdam_x.htm (1245 words)

	Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) GBU-29, GBU-30, GBU-31, GBU-32 - Smart Weapons (via CobWeb/3.1 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		JDAM is not intended to replace any existing weapon system; rather, it is to provide accurate delivery of general purpose bombs in adverse weather conditions.
		The JDAM upgrades the existing inventory of Mk-83 1,000- and Mk-84 2,000-pound general purpose unitary bombs and the 2,000-pound hard target penetrator bomb by integrating a guidance kit consisting of an inertial navigation system/global positioning system guidance kit.
		JDAM variants for the Mk-82 500-pound bombs are reportedly designated GBU-30 and GBU-38 according to various sources, though there is no indication as to what if any difference exists between these variants [indeed, it is possible that the association of the GBU-30 designation with the 500-lb Mk-82 is erroneous].
	www.globalsecurity.org.cob-web.org:8888 /military/systems/munitions/jdam.htm (724 words)

	The JDAM Revolution - September 2006
		In fact, JDAMs were in such demand in Afghanistan that, by mid-December 2001, following nine weeks of air strikes, the US Air Force had dropped 5,000 of them, using up about half the inventory.
		JDAM and other near-precision and precision weapons are more valuable than ever, now that the chief adversaries of the United States are terrorists, say Air Force officials.
		The JDAM Squadron is also considering the addition of a data link; this would allow the weapon’s course to be updated by data from E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft.
	www.afa.org /magazine/Sept2006/0906JDAM.asp (2278 words)

	SPACE.com -- GPS Satellite-Guided JDAM Bomb Misses Target in Afghanistan, Kills 4
		JDAM bombs are also favored because a pilot can deliver them from high altitude and without having to do any manual guidance, reducing the risk to a delivering bomber squad.
		JDAM can be launched from low or high altitudes when a bomber is in a dive or during straight and level flight.
		JDAM bombs can be delivered by several types of military aircraft, including the Air Force's B-52, B-2, B-1, F-15, F-16, F-22 and F-117, and the Navy's F/A-18, F-14, and AV-8B.
	www.space.com /businesstechnology/technology/bomb_missed_011014.html (812 words)

	Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) GBU-31 - Smart Weapons
		JDAM was certified as operational capable on the B-2 in July 1997.
		JDAMs dropped on China Lake ranges by EAFB The Rocketeer 3 September 1998 -- The B-52H bombers, staged out of Edwards Air Force Base, have been testing the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) as part of the aircraft/weapon integration process.
		JDAM course ushers B-1 students into new era Air Warfare Center 21 Oct 1999 -- The aircraft is capable of holding 24 of these Global Positioning System-guided weapons -- more than any other aircraft in the world.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/smart/jdam.htm (2601 words)

	Factsheets : Joint Direct Attack Munitions GBU 31/32/38 : Joint Direct Attack Munitions GBU 31/32/38 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		JDAM is a joint U.S. Air Force and Department of Navy program.
		JDAM is a guided air-to-surface weapon that uses either the 2,000-pound BLU-109/MK 84, the 1,000-pound BLU-110/MK 83 or the 500-pound BLU-111/MK 82 warhead as the payload.
		Growth of the JDAM family of weapons expanded to the MK-82 500-pound version, which began development in late 1999.
	www.af.mil /factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=108 (721 words)

	Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Program Office Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		JDAM reduces risk to the pilot because it can be dropped from the aircraft from up to 40,000 feet above sea level and 15 miles from the target.
		The JDAM is an excellent example of modern weapon design.
		It already meets the 2010 Joint Vision Doctrine of "Force Protection, Precision Engagement, Technological Advantage, and Dominance." Also, JDAM is one of seven pilot programs selected to test the streamlining of the acquisition process and has proven to be a budgetary success.
	www.eglin.af.mil /jdam/info/1.html (203 words)

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		JDAM is a guidance kit that converts existing 1,000-pound and 2,000-pound unguided, free-falling bombs into precision-guided "smart" munitions that can autonomously strike targets in all weather conditions.
		JDAM is one of seven pilot programs selected by the U.S. Department of Defense to test methods for streamlining the acquisition process.
		No military standards or specifications were applied to the JDAM program and, by incorporating the use of commercial practices and off-the-shelf components where practical, the team was able to significantly improve the system's affordability.
	members.tripod.com /usfighter/jdam.htm (611 words)

	JDAM Matures Part 1
		This was not the first use of the JDAM, delivered by the B-2A during the Allied Force campaign in 1999, the JDAM is credited with providing a critical all weather strike capability during periods of dense cloud cover, when the primary laser guided weapons used by the NATO force proved ineffective.
		The heart of the JDAM is a Honeywell HG1700 Ring Laser Gyro (RLG) inertial unit, which measures position, velocities and accelerations in all three axes.
		Integration of the JDAM is relatively simple, the principal prerequisite being that the launch aircraft is equipped with a Mil-Std-1760 digital weapon station interface.
	www.ausairpower.net /TE-JDAMPt1.html (3892 words)

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		Once the engineers got onto it, it was discovered that JDAM not only worked, but cost less than half as much to build ($18,000 per bomb) as the air force expected ($40,000 a bomb).
		In 2001, JDAM proved the ideal weapon for supporting the few hundred Special Forces and CIA personnel the U.S. had on the ground in Afghanistan.
		So, for the moment, JDAM is an American advantage, and enormous one at that, and one that has changed the way wars are fought in more ways than most people realize.
	www.strategypage.com /militaryforums/478-3082.aspx (690 words)

	How the JDAM Bomb Works (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		JDAM stands for Joint Direct Attack Munition -- the joint referring to the Air Force and Navy, the two branches of service that use it.
		The JDAM is controlled by a small computer that uses a Motorola PowerPC processor -- the same processor used by Apple in the Power Macintosh.
		The software is loaded by Boeing before the device is shipped but the devices are tested and, if necessary, updated before they are loaded onto the aircraft, according to a Boeing spokesman.
	www.pcanswer.com /articles/jdam.htm (369 words)

	Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM), (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		JDAM can be dropped up to 15 miles from a target with updates from GPS satellites to help guide the bomb to the target.
		JDAM is nearing completion of the Engineering, Manufacturing, and Development (EMD) phase and production contracts for 3139 kits have been signed.
		JDAM production rate is expected to exceed 1000 kits per month during production.
	www.stormpages.com /attila2/apache5.html (466 words)

	JDAM
		The realization of savings relies on the government's ability to acquire JDAM under commercial acquisition procedures, the prime contractor's ability to merge the JDAM development and production with ongoing commercial efforts, and the degree to which key vendors are able to take advantage of the statutory and regulatory relief.
		The JDAM program is an example of employing commercial practices, regulatory/statutory relief and common sense practices to their fullest advantage in a weapon system acquisition.
		JDAM was initially granted 15 FAR and 11 Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) waivers; which were later augmented by granting an additional 10 FAR and 14 DFARS waivers.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/smart/ppcp97c1.htm (2074 words)

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		JDAM Solutions always respects your privacy and values your trust.
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	www.jdam.net /index.htm (396 words)

	Web Identity Builder \| Philippine IT Solutions \| Philippine Ecommerce Solutions \| JDAM Solutions - HOME (via CobWeb/3.1 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		JDAM Solutions is your web identity builder that offers a high end solution to your business needs.
		JDAM focuses in developing sophisticated web based application that is fully manageable by client.
		JDAM Solutions offers only W3C compliant and search engine friendly website that uses valid (X)HTML code and valid CSS which helps achieve a more powerful, easier to maintain, accessible web site application.
	www.jdam.net.cob-web.org:8888 (221 words)

	Boeing JDAM
		JDAM add-on kits exist for a variety of bombs, including the 2000 lb MK 84, BLU-109/B and BLU-117/B, the 1000 lb MK 83 and BLU-110/B, and the 500 lb MK 82 and BLU-111/B (for a detailed rundown of all versions, see Variants section below).
		The main part of a JDAM add-on kit is the guidance and control section, which is mounted at the tail of the bomb body.
		JDAM's big advantage over modern Paveway III laser-guided bombs is that JDAM operation is inherently simpler.
	www.designation-systems.net /dusrm/app5/jdam.html (1651 words)

	L-3 Communications Telemetry & Instrumentation
		The CTM kit is installed in a JDAM tail kit, either in the factory or in the field, and provides telemetry during flight test.
		JDAM continues to be a highly successful, low-cost guidance kit that converts existing unguided free-fall bombs into accurately guided “smart” weapons.
		JDAM can be dropped up to 15 miles from a target and receives updates from GPS satellites to help guide the bomb to the target.
	www.l-3com.com /tw/telemetry_west/news/jdam_news.htm (585 words)

	Joint Direct Attack Munitions
		The JDAM program was a pilot program in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act, which authorized relief from various DoD regulatory requirements, in order to achieve lower costs.
		The JDAM is one of the linchpins of the Defense Department’s precision strike warfare strategy.
		The JDAM motor assembly has met or exceeded all technical requirements; the JDAM itself has met or exceeded all operational accuracy requirements.
	www.motionvillage.com /products/aerospace/eoJDAM.html (222 words)

	Edwards Air Force Base - B-2 drops 32 inert JDAM munitions in test at Hill AFB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The 32 inert JDAM release was realistic for operational use, according to Maj. Todd Copeland, 419th Flight Test Squadron project pilot.
		The JDAM STVs are inert weapons used to collect data; they are not considered smart weapons because they are unable to communicate with the aircraft.
		After the 80 JDAM release on Wednesday is completed, the program will continue to fine tune software installations on the aircraft.
	www.edwards.af.mil /archive/2003/2003-archive-b2_32jdams.html (571 words)

	JDAM becomes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Recently, the MK-83 1,000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM), were certified safe for flight and are now being flown in Operation Enduring Freedom, on CVW-7’s F/A-18s.
		Prior to this deployment JDAM could only be carried on F/A-18 Hornets.
		JDAM uses GPS signals to accurately guide the bomb to a target, according to Filardi.
	www.chips.navy.mil /archives/02_Summer/authors/index2_files/jdam.htm (1000 words)

	Edwards Air Force Base - Supersonic JDAM drop marks increase in Raptor capability (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In 2004, the Raptor proved it was capable of air-to-ground operations with subsonic JDAM releases, and other aircraft have released a JDAM at supersonic speeds.
		Additionally, this was the first time a JDAM was released supersonically from an internal weapons bay.
		"Adding the capability of supersonic JDAM provides a substantial increase in bomb range to destroy lethal threats well outside of their engagement envelopes," he said.
	www.edwards.af.mil /archive/2005/2005-archive-fa22_jdam.html (496 words)

	GPS Guided Weapons JDAM, JSOW, JASSM, GBU-31, GBU-32 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The new smart bomb racks were designed to allow the B-2 to carry up to 80 of the 500-pound JDAM bombs.
		Altogether, 652 JDAMs were expended in the campaign including four of the bunker busting variety.
		JDAMs were used extensively in Afghanistan and most recently against Iraq.
	www.danshistory.com /gps.shtml (1578 words)

	Boeing: Integrated Defense Systems - Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Home
		Since 1998, Boeing has produced more than 150,000 JDAM tail kits.
		Currently JDAM is ordered by the U.S. Department of Defense for use by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Marine Corps.
		Very accurate and highly reliable, JDAM can be delivered in virtually any weather condition.
	www.boeing.com /defense-space/missiles/jdam (281 words)

	Navy Drops First 500-Pound JDAM in Combat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The GBU-38 is a 500-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) that uses a standard Mk-82 bomb, and was developed for precision bombing in urban warfare.
		The Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) is a guidance kit that converts existing unguided bombs into precision-guided "smart" munitions.
		JDAM improves the accuracy of unguided bombs in any weather condition.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=15833 (556 words)

	JINSA Online -- Anti-Jamming Technology Keeps JDAM on Target
		The receiver then submits the target coordinates to the computer inside the JDAM’s tail kit, which uses signals from the GPS satellites to guide the 500, 1,000 or 2,000 pound to within two meters of the aim point.
		Since the GPS satellite used to guide JDAMs to their targets uses a low-power signal, that signal is intentionally or unintentionally highly susceptible to interference.
		In January, the U.S. Air Force requested of Boeing, the JDAM manufacturer, to develop an anti-jamming devices to attach to air dropped weapons, which utilize signals from GPS satellites to identify and strike targets.
	www.jinsa.org /articles/view.html?documentid=2089 (777 words)

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