For the next couple of years expect to see (when the media decides you CAN see) new pics of the famous (from our POV; infamous from the bad guy’s POV) JDAMs (Joint Direct Attack Munition). These are the precision 500-, 1000- and 2000-pound bombs that were a mainstay of every opening segment on every evening newscast when this version of the Gulf War started.
JDAMs are actually a guidance system that is attached to the bombs so the entire package is very cheap to produce … well, relatively. For you or I they represent a not-very-expensive new car (I’m talking mid-size or smaller)… but, hey, what price can you put on precision target acquisition?
Future upgrades to the 10,000-unit order will include a laser sensor for finer target correction and the ability to hit moving objects, according to a report in Defense Industry Daily.
Can't you picture Major T.J. "King" Kong (Slim Pickens in Dr. Strangelove) riding one of these puppies down?
Yee-hah!
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