JDAM
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- noun
- /ˈdʒiːˌdæm/
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JDAM
- You are approved to drop your 2,000-pound JDAMs.
- JDAM bomb
- Munition ( JDAM )
- Attack Munition ( JDAM )
Examples
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Actually, this article says Magnequench only had two programs: a cruise missile and JDAM.
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I wonder if you know how JDAMs actually work.
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Byron, come back to us when you actually understand how the JDAM works.
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So what does this have to do with JDAM accuracy and theory of operation, Byron?
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I'm sure the JDAM had its share of formal documentation as things progressed.
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At 15,000 ft, the time of flight of a JDAM is so low that it is insignificant.
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The plane was stacked with twelve JDAMs.
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2,000-pound JDAMs inbound.
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Disregard the calculations; I forgot that the JDAM doesn't truly free-fall: it glides with its strakes.
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The military deployed JDAM systems to improve their strike accuracy against enemy targets.
Synonyms
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A bomb that can be guided to hit a specific target
A U.S. military kit that turns a regular bomb dropped from a plane into a precise guided bomb
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word JDAM comes from the phrase Joint Direct Attack Munition, so each letter stands for those words. It is the name for a kit that fits onto normal bombs and makes them 'guided weapons', which is why JDAMs let bombs hit targets more accurately.