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JDAM kits: How the US Navy and Air Force make “dumb” bombs smart

JDAM kits make it possible for any bomb to be used as a precision-guided munition at relatively low cost—making them vital ...
The Diplomat

Is the US Air Force’s Quicksink Bomb the ‘Silver Bullet’ to Blunt a Taiwan Invasion?

The USAF’s B-2 or B-21 stealth bombers, armed with large numbers of cheap Quicksink bombs, could wreak havoc on a Chinese ...
The National Interest

B-2 Spirit Fires Quicksink JDAM in Norwegian Sea Exercise

Quicksink munitions use existing guidance kits with a new open architecture seeker to take out naval targets. Earlier in September, a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber struck a mock target in the Norwegian ...
The National Interest

A Russian JDAM? Moscow’s New Rocket-Propelled Bomb Can Glide 120 Miles

JDAM is a guidance kit that can turn “dumb” bombs into “smart” bombs. The Russian military is working on a rocket-propelled bomb that could glide up to 120 miles and hit Ukrainian targets. According ...