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South Korea seeks $106 million in JDAM kits
The package includes 708 tail kits and 58 guidance sets, plus support gear and technical services. The Defense Department released the notice in unclassified form, but the items are listed up to SECRET.
The Republic of Korea wants a proposed $106 million arms package centered on Joint Direct Attack Munition kits. The notice also covers weapons support equipment and U.S. and contractor logistics help.
- South Korea is seeking a proposed $106 million U.S. arms package.
- The request centers on JDAM tail kits and guidance sets.
- Support equipment and technical services are part of the package.
- The notice is published in unclassified form, but the items are marked up to SECRET.
- A federal notice published June 17 says the Republic of Korea wants a proposed $106 million package built around Joint Direct Attack Munition, or JDAM, tail kits and guidance sets
A federal notice published June 17 says the Republic of Korea wants a proposed $106 million package built around Joint Direct Attack Munition, or JDAM, tail kits and guidance sets. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency says the Pentagon is publishing the unclassified text of the request.
JDAM kits attach guidance to bomb bodies so aircraft can hit land and surface targets in adverse weather, day or night. For South Korea, that means more precise strikes from existing aircraft, not a new platform.
What comes with it
The package lists 708 KMU-557 JDAM tail kits and 58 KMU-572 JDAM guidance sets, along with weapons support equipment and U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical and logistics support services.
The notice says the highest classification level for the defense articles and services is SECRET.