USA - GBU-32/B JDAM

GBU-32 JDAM


JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition). Precisely guided 1000 lb caliber bomb. It uses the body of an "iron" bomb Mk.83 (used by the USAF) or BLU-110/B (used by the US Navy, originally marked GBU-35). The control set is type KMU-559.


Versions used by the US Air Force are marked GBU-32 (V) 1/B, variants deployed by the US Navy are marked GBU-32 (V) 2/B.



Version
GBU-32 (V) 1/B = GBU-32 (V) 2/B - control set KMU-559/B
GBU-32A (V) 1/B = GBU-32A (V) 2/B - control set KMU-559A/B
GBU-32B (V) 1/B = GBU-32B (V) 2/B - control set KMU-559B/B
GBU-32C (V) 1/B = GBU-32C (V) 2/B - control set KMU-559C/B


(KMU-559/B kits did not go into series production, so the designation GBU-32 (V) 1/GBU-32 (V) 2 was not used)



Technical and tactical data (GBU-32 (V) 2/B)
Weight: 466.7 kg (459.9 kg u (GBU-32 (V) 1/B))


Dimensions:
- length: 3 038 mm
- body diameter: 356 mm
- span of stabilizing surfaces: 498 mm


Guidance: GPS/INS
Center deviation: 13 m (GPS)/30 m (INS)
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Hornet z výzbroje squadrony VFA-82 (USS Enterprise) nesoucí GBU-32/B na svém levém vnitřním křídlovém závěsníku, operace Iraqi Freedom, 7. dubna 2004.
USA - GBU-32/B JDAM - (US Navy / Lt. Perry Solomon)

(US Navy / Lt. Perry Solomon)
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Testovanie GBU-32 JDAM s vo vzduchu iniciovanou rozbuškou DSU-33B/B.

Of note, the JDAM-ER is armed with a DSU-33B/B airburst fuse, seen below in testing on a GBU-32 JDAM. pic.twitter.com/ihdw1GVSVr
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) December 21, 2023
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