Boeing has been awarded a $6.5bn extension to a contract with the US Department of Defense (DoD) for Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) guided bomb tail kits, spare parts, repairs and technical services. The JDAM program is designed to provide an enhanced capability in precision strikes against targets such as tanks, artillery positions, command posts and other key targets.
Boeing has been awarded a $6.5bn extension to a contract with the US Department of Defense (DoD) for Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) guided bomb tail kits, spare parts, repairs and technical services. The GPS-based JDAM kit can convert a conventional bomb into a so-called "smart bomb", which can autonomously travel to pre-defined coordinates.