JDAM
IOC: 1999
Total Production: 212,319
Total Program's Cost: USD$5.3 billion
JDAM DAMASK
IOC: 2007
Production: 6,000
Unitary Cost: USD$31,000
Also Known As:
JDAM HART
Origin:United States of America
Contractor/s:
Boeing
Description:
Under DAMASK (Direct Attack Munition Affordable SeeKer) program the US military are trying to add an image seeker to the JDAM bomb achieving improved accuracy. DAMASK objective is to provide a CEP accuracy to JDAM about 3 meters. With such accuracy the JDAM bomb will be able to completely replace current laser guided bombs from the US inventory.
The JDAM bomb nose-mounted DAMASK seeker will take an image from IR or visual sensors, synthetic aperture radar, satellite photograph or other source and will use it as a target template to self-guidance through the target. The target template can be loaded into DAMASK seeker before and during the flight from many different sources achieving an unprecedented operational flexibility.
The uncooled IR DAMASK seeker activates itself and contributes to correct the bomb's trajectory when the target is at 2,000 meters away.
The JDAM bombs will be available for all the fighting aircraft of the US inventory (B-1B, B-2A, B-52H, F-16C/D, F/A-18C/D, F/A-18E/F, F-15E, F/A-22, F-35, A-10A, S-3, F-117, AV-8B, and F-14A/B/D) as well as aircraft in development and foreign aircraft. The JDAM were used for the first time during operation Allied Force in 1999.
The DAMASK seeker is valued at approximately $10,000-12,000 per unit. The US Navy expects to procure up to 6,000 JDAM HART (Hornet Real-Time Targeting) bombs through 2011.
Boeing delivered the 100,000th JDAM tail kit on December 2, 2004, to the US military since production started in 1998. Initial production was 900 tail kits per year, but as of December 2004 and following 9/11 terrorist attacks, tail kit production boosted and stands at 3,000 units per month. These tail kits provide precision strike capability to Mk 80 series bombs through GPS-aided navigation. To date, the US Air Force has received more than 50,000 JDAMs, the US Navy roughly 37,000 units, and the remaining tail kits (10,000?) were produced for international customers.
Specifications
Performance: Ceiling 13,700 m (44,948 ft), CEP 3 m (10 ft), Max Range 24,000 m (78,740 ft)
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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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Last Updated: Monday, August 18, 2008
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