Boeing Awarded JDAM Lot 12 Production Contract

Released on Thursday, January 10, 2008

McDonnell Douglas Corp., A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Boeing Co., of St. Louis, Mo. is being awarded a firm-fixed price contract for $115,613,146. This action will provide for Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Lot 12 Guided Vehicle kits quantity of 4,907. The JDAM weapon system provides the Air Force and the Navy with an improved aerial delivery capability for existing 500, 1000, 2000 pound bombs. The JDAM is a strap-on kit with Inertial Navigation System/Global Positioning System capability. At this time all funds have been obligated. 678 ARSS/PK, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. is the contracting activity (FA8681-08-C-0001).