United Arab Emirates Air Force Orders 4900 JDAM

The United Arab Emirates Air Force (UAEAF) has requested the United States for the purchase of 4900 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) guidance kit which can convert the unguided bombs into low-cost precision guided bombs.

The JDAM guidance kits uses INS & GPS receiver to accurately guide the bomb to its intended target. A JDAM guidence kit allows circular error probable (CEP) of less then 10 m when Global Positioning System (GPS) signal is available but even if the GPS signal is jammed/lost, its  inertial guidance system (INS) allows it to achieve a CEP of less then 30 m.

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