Boeing secures $3.2 billion JDAM tailkit contract

摘要

The Air Force has awarded Boeing a $3.2 billion contract modification to continue developing the guidance system for the Joint Direct Attack Munition, the Defense Department announced Tuesday. Boeing will supply "strap-on" JDAM guidance kits that can receive Global Positioning System updates to increase accuracy, according to a DOD statement. Work is expected to be completed by September 2020, and the contract includes foreign military sales. The fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract uses fiscal year 2015 and 2016 ammunition funds, as well as FY-16 operations and maintenance funds.