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JDAM

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Noun1.JDAM - a pinpoint bomb guidance device that can be strapped to a gravity bomb thus converting dumb bombs into smart bombs
Joint Direct Attack Munition
guidance device, guidance system - a system of equipment for automatically guiding the path of a vehicle (especially a missile)
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The laser version of the JDAM adds a laser seeker to the nose of the JDAM-equipped bomb, which improves its ability to accurately engage moving targets.
Israel Weaponry Gets More Lethal by APS Diplomat News Service
He identifies the MRAP, the Predator unmanned aircraft and the JDAM (joint direct attack munition) aerial bomb as the quintessential fast-to-deploy pieces of equipment that were relatively inexpensive and gave U.
Message to weapons buyers: make it cheaper and faster by Erwin, Sandra I. / National Defense
Two Israeli security sources said the US further mollified the Olmert government with an "understanding in principle" that future JDAM sales to Israel would include advanced technologies not on offer to Saudi Arabia.
'Smarter' US bombs for Israel by Gulf Daily News (Manama, Bahrain)
 
 
 
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