The boeing Company has been awarded a $US28 million US Air Force quick reaction capability contract for delivery of its Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition (LJDAM) weapon system. The contract will add 600 laser seekers (400 for the US Air Force and 200 for the US Navy) to the services' existing inventory of 500-pound bombs. Boeing will deliver the systems by June 2009. "Laser JDAM's performance continues to exceed our highest expectations," said Dan Jaspering, Boeing Direct Attack program manager. "This weapon will fill a significant gap in capability currently encountered by our warfighting customers, specifically the ability to attack high-speed moving targets and targets lacking accurate coordinate data."
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