The USAF Is Still Flying The B-1 Lancer 40 Years After Its Introduction: Here's Why
The B-1 bomber lost its nuclear payload after the fall of the Soviet Union, but the Air Force has kept it flying, nearly four ...
Predator MQ-9B drone deal signed: Time to also concentrate on smaller drones and larger inventories
The Drone Federation of India and other defence industry bodies like Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers have to ...
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There Is 1 B-2 Bomber Problem That Won't Ever Go Away
That price didn't factor in the cost of the aerial refueling plans, or the 100 GBU-38 500-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) bombs equipped with GPS guidance carried and deployed on the ...
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Joint Direct Attack Munition JDAM
With the addition of a new tail section that contains an inertial navigational system and a global positioning system guidance control unit, JDAM improves the accuracy of unguided, general purpose ...
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Appendix D: Weapons Used in the Air War
1 GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) GPS-Guided Bomb (2,000 lb) 5,086 GBU-32 JDAM GPS-Guided Bomb (1,000 lb) 768 GBU-35 JDAM GPS-Guided Bomb (1,000 lb) 675 * These weapons can deliver a ...
Korea exports 24 attack jets to Iraq
BAGHDAD - Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) signed a $1.1 billion (1.1 trillion won) contract to sell 24 FA-50 light attack ...
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Ukrainian air force video shows a Soviet-era fighter jet striking Russian bridges in Kursk with American-made glide bombs
It identified the munitions it used as the GBU-62 JDAM-ER glide bomb. Ukraine has hit several bridges in Russia's Kursk region to support its ground forces there. Ukraine's air force shared a ...
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These are 25 of the most effective weapons in the US arsenal
Armament: JDAM, GBU, sidewinders, and the infinitely cool-sounding M61A2 Vulcan six-barreled Gatling cannon. Analysis: Stealth, lethality, and survivability make this bird one of the deadliest in ...
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Thunderbolts Fighter Attack Squadron Gets a F-35C, First East-Coast Marine Unit to Do So
The plane can carry inside the weapons bay an assortment of missiles and bombs, including the AIM-120C/D, GBU-31 JDAM, AIM-9X, GBU-12 LGB, and AGM-154 JSOW. The estimated cost of a single unit of ...
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New videos show back-to-back strikes on a Russian bridge as Ukraine knocks them out in its invasion
Video footage from late last month shared by Ukraine's air force, showed a Soviet-era MiG-29 aircraft dropping US-made GBU-62 JDAM-ER bombs on Kursk bridges. Ukraine appears to be targeting these ...
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The USAF Is Still Flying The B-1 Lancer 40 Years After Its Introduction: Here's Why
24 GBU-31 or 15 GBU-38 Joint Directed Attack Munitions/GBU-54 JDAM; 24 AGM-158A Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles, JASSM-Extended Range Missiles, or Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles. While that ...