When installed on a bomb, the JDAM kit is given a GBU (Guided Bomb Unit) identifier, superseding the Mark 80 or BLU (Bomb, Live Unit) nomenclature of the bomb to which it is attached. The JDAM is not a stand-alone weapon; rather it is a "bolt-on" guidance package that converts unguided gravity bombs into PGMs.

GBU-62/B, GBU-64/B. The only confirmed U.S. military application of JDAM-ER is the use of these wing-kits with mines of the Quickstrike family. The designations GBU-62(V)1/B and GBU-64(V)1/B refer to 500 lb class MK 62 and 2000 lb class …

Feb 3, 2025 · So far, the only known JDAM-ER variants were the GBU-62 and the 2,000 lb (907 kg) Mk-84-based GBU-64. The Ukrainian Air Force just released what appears to be the first footage of a Ukrainian...

Mar 7, 2023 · However, the only previously known variant of the GBU-62 appears to be the GBU-62 (V)1/B, also known as the Quickstrike-ER, which combines the JDAM-ER kit with the 2,000-pound class Mk 64 Quickstrike naval mine. You can read more about that particular pairing here.

Jun 29, 2023 · Managed by the U.S. Navy’s Mine Warfare program office (PMS 495), the QuickStrike Extended Range mine marries a MK 64 mine with a GBU-64V1 JDAM Extended Range variant resulting in a stand-off delivered mine. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

May 28, 2024 · The company will provide JDAM tail kits and other supplies under the sole-source fixed-price, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract, the Pentagon said Friday.

Mar 8, 2023 · Hecker referred to the munition as the GBU-62, which could be the GBU-62B (V-1)/B Quickstrike-ER that pairs the JDAM-ER kit with the 2,000-pound (907 kilograms) class Mk 64 Quickstrike naval mine.

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Oct 4, 2021 · LJDAM (GBU-54) is a 500-pound dual-mode weapon that couples the GPS/INS precision of the JDAM and laser-designated accuracy of a laser-guided bomb into a single weapon.

Sep 5, 2012 · Boeing has completed the first round of tests of the latest variant of its precision bomb kit, the Joint Direct Attack Munition-Extended Range (JDAM-ER).