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 America's High- Tech Weaponry |
U.S. Military Assets
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| Iraq Military Assets |
JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition)
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CNN report: Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) (1 min. 10 sec. VXtreme streaming video) |
DESCRIPTION: New since the Gulf War, this is an upgrade of a conventional 2,000-pound gravity bomb, giving the bomb "smart" characteristics. It adds a GPS system.
ANYTHING NEW? These are new weapons since the Gulf War.