Joint Direct Attack Munition Archives

[Updated] New image of F-35B with an AIM-120C5 missile in the weapon bay

March 28, 2012 David Cenciotti

Update Mar. 29, 2012 20.30 GMT Mar. 22, 2012 not only marked the first night air-to-air refueling: although not widely advertised, on the same day, the F-35B BF-4, during its 100th flight, piloted by RAF Sqdn. […]

"Some NATO air strikes in Libya may have violated the law of war" report of the International Commission of Inquiry on Libya says

March 2, 2012 David Cenciotti

According to a report published in these hours by the UN Commission of inquiry on Libya, the coalition of NATO and non-NATO members, operating within Operation Unified Protector to enforce the UN Security Council resolutions […]

It's better to replenish the stock before going to war with Iran (or Syria). U.S Air Force Orders 5,000 JDAM bomb kits.

February 23, 2012 Richard Clements

Along with the update of the GBU-57A/B bomb just financed by the Congress, the U.S. Air Force will get additional JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition) kits to replenish its stock. The most recent one, worth […]

Photo: Lockheed Martin F-35's first mission with external weapons

February 20, 2012 David Cenciotti

On Feb. 16, 2012, an F-35A aircraft from Edwards AFB, California, flew for the first time with external weapons. Although no weapons were delivered during the sortie, the payload of the Joint Strike Fighter’s Conventional […]

Low-Collateral Damage BONE: new weapon in the B-1's arsenal

February 3, 2012 Richard Clements

This week, the 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron based at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, has completed a compatibility test of the BLU-129 on the B-1 bomber over the Utah Test and Training Range. The […]