Warplanes Article Index : Current 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
 Latest
 News 		  Most
 Read 		  Most
 Commented		  Hot
 Topics

November 24, 2000

an accuracy as good as 1m.--Stephen V Cole

The US Air Force has given Boeing a $45 million contract for Engineering & Manufacturing Development" of a 500-pound version of the Joint Direct Attack Munition. This will be used by F-16 and F-18 fighters and by B-2 bombers; it should be in service by December 2002. This smaller weapon would allow a single aircraft to attack more targets on each mission, and would reduce the collateral damage caused when attacking targets in