A Look At How Boeing Is Making The JDAM Even Better

DOD Buzz: WATCH: These are the Guided-Bombs the Air Force is Stockpiling

Shortly after the Air Force announced this week it was nearly doubling a contract with Boeing Co. for more guided-bombs, the aerospace giant released the following video of the Joint Direct Attack Munition, or JDAM.

The deal, valued at $3.2 billion, is known as an “umbrella contract” and allows the Air Force to buy as many as 36,500 of the guidance kits in a single order — much-needed flexibility as it seeks to replenish a stockpile depleted from airstrikes against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS.

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WNU editor: Interesting video.