Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM)
| Specifications | ||
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| Contractors |
Boeing (McDonnell Douglas Aerospace)
Subcontractors to Boeing include:
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| Mission | Close air support, interdiction, offensive counterair, suppression of enemy air defense, naval anti-surface warfare, amphibious strike | |
| Targets | Mobile hard, mobile soft, fixed hard, fixed soft, maritime surface | |
| Variant | JDAM | JDAM-PIP |
| Service | Air Force and Navy | Air Force |
| Program status | Development | |
| First capability | 1997 | 2004 |
| Guidance method | GPS/INS (autonomous) | GPS/INS mid-course with a terminal seeker yet to be selected |
| Range | Greater than 5 nautical miles, up to 15 miles | |
| Circular error probable | 13 meters using integrated GPS/INS unit 30 meters using INS only | 3 meters |
| Development cost |
$683.9M FY 1995 estimate $399.3M FY 1999 estimate | Air Force has programmed about $76.5 million for development through 2001 |
| Production cost | $4,154.4 million | |
| Total cost | $4,650.6 million | |
| Acquisition unit cost | $62,846 | |
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Average unit cost (40,000 units) | $18,000 current estimate $42,200 initial estimate | |
| Quantity | Navy: 12,000 Air Force: 62,000 | 5,000--kits to be added to basic JDAM |
| Platforms | B-52, B-1, B-2, F-22, F-16, F-15E, F- 117, F-14 A/B/D, F/A-18C/D, F/A-18E/F, AV-8B, P-3, S-3 | B-52, B-1, B-2, F-16, F-15E, F-117 |
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