
Boeing [BA] has delivered 10,000 laser guidance kits for the Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMs), a capability that was added to the bombs to enhance their ability to strike mobile targets. The delivery was made earlier this month under a contract with the Navy to produce 12,442 of the units, which add the laser capability to global positioning system guidance. The Navy is also procuring the systems for the Air Force. “JDAM has a predictive algorithm and it computes lead…