The JDAM has gone through several upgrades in its ten year production. Efforts by threat nations to jam this munitions GPS guidance were preemptively neutralized with the introduction of INS back-up and now with combing of laser and GPS we have a precision guided LGB (weather permitting) and all weather near precision capability all wrapped up in a single bomb that is highly cost effective and reliable. A complete success story, and of course it won't be in the MSM.
http://www.boeing.com/ids/news/2005/q1/nr_050203t.html
Awesome!
“United States and its allies “
We have allies ?
Mayhap we should us them … inventory is great, however, If you don’t use them what good are they?
So, how do we divy them up? How many on Iran? How many on Syria, etc. Chavez’s house? Castro’s house. How many on all the Mosque’s and mullah’s houses and offices, etc.
Are there enough to go around?
Death from above.
Precision Firepower Meets Economics of Abundance: Any aircraft which can drop a dumb bomb can be easily modified to carry a precision weapon. Even propeller-driven UAVs.
Interdiction Redefined: Dedicated airfield denial munitions have been made obsolete. No more need for Tornados with JP233s flying 50 feet across an enemy airfield.
Close Air Support Reinvented: Large bombers can now loiter at high altitudes for hours and offer sniper precise close air support which previously required the pilot's eyes on the target.