DISCONTINUED Attack Squadron 72050 GBU-32 JDAM 1000lb

The GBU-32 is a modern American guided aerial bomb based on the classic Mk. 83 with a mass of 454 kilograms, with a warhead weighing 202 kilograms, but using a different explosive than the regular Mk. 83. The GBU-32 bomb was created as a result of works carried out by Boeing and Lockheed Martin in the mid-1990s, commissioned by the USAAF and the US Navy. These works were to lead to the possibility of targeting classic air bombs (eg Mk. 83) at the target. This assumption was achieved by developing a relatively cheap (unit cost is about $ 20,000) and easy to install JDAM system, which includes an additional bomb-mounted tail, inertial guidance systems and a GPS receiver. The system is capable of operating in all weather conditions and - most likely - in all climatic conditions. It is estimated that in the years 1998-2016, the Boeing concern produced over 300,000 JDAM sets. GBU-32 bombs can be carried by such planes as, for example: F-16 C / D or F / A-18 C / D and E / F, but also B-1B Lancer or B-2 Spirit bombers. Weapons of this type were used during the conflict in Afghanistan (especially in 2002) and the invasion of Iraq in 2003.