When installed on a bomb, the JDAM kit is given a GBU (Guided Bomb Unit) identifier, superseding the Mark 80 or BLU (Bomb, Live Unit) nomenclature of the bomb to which it is attached. The JDAM is not …

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 …

Oct 4, 2021 · Description The Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) is a guidance kit that converts existing unguided bombs into precision-guided "smart" munitions.

The Joint Direct Attack Munition is a guidance tail kit that converts existing unguided free-fall bombs into accurate, adverse weather "smart" munitions.

Dec 24, 2025 · Description The Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) and JDAM-ER (Extended Range) serve as a guidance system, transforming unguided or "dumb" bombs into all-weather, precision …

May 6, 2025 · While modern warfare dazzles with advanced drones and AI-driven weapons, one unsophisticated yet devastating system has quietly dominated battlefields for over two decades: the …

JDAM is a low-cost guidance kit that converts existing free-fall bombs into accurately guided smart weapons.

In late 1991, the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy formulated common requirements for a new class of low-cost general-purpose precision guided bombs. The program was initially labeled AWPGM (Adverse …

Joint Direct Attack Munition is a GPS/INS-guided, autonomous, all-weather surface attack weapon. The joint USAF-Navy program upgrades the existing inventory of general-purpose bombs by adding a …

Mar 27, 2023 · JDAM is a low-cost, guided air-to-surface weapon installed with a tail control system and a global positioning system (GPS)-aided inertial navigation system (INS). The navigation system …