Joint Direct Attack Munition

Abstract

$50M in FY10 supplemental funding was utilized for the development of a Joint Urgent Operational Need (JUON) response weapon known as the Very Low Collateral Damage Weapon (VLCDW). VLCDW has been given the identifier of BLU-129/B by USAF, and is also commonly referred to as a Precision Lethality MK-82, or PL MK-82. BLU-129/B is not a JDAM replacement, despite USAF placing this FY10 supplemental funding in the JDAM PE. BLU-129/B is a 500lb bomb body that is made from carbon fibers, instead of traditional steel. This 500lb bomb body will be joined to JDAM tailkits, and eventually other weapon tailkits that interface with the standard 500lb bomb body shape. The $50M was used to mature, test, and integrate the carbon fiber technology that was originally developed by USAF research laboratories with exiting weapon tailkits, fuzes, and fighter aircraft. Fielding of the BLU-129/B is expected to occur in FY11.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2012
• Source ID: 0604618F_5_3600_PB_2012
• Change Summary Explanation: $50M in FY10 supplemental funding was utilized for the development of a Joint Urgent Operational Need (JUON) response weapon known as the Very Low Collateral Damage Weapon (VLCDW). VLCDW has been given the identifier of BLU-129/B by USAF, and is also commonly referred to as a Precision Lethality MK-82, or PL MK-82.
• Service Agency Name: Air Force

Entities

Organizations

• United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Air Force
• Air Force Facilities
• Aircrafts
• Budgets
• Carbon Fibers
• Center Of Gravity
• Contracts
• Cost Analysis
• Demonstrations
• Fibers
• Fighter Aircraft
• Fixed Price Contracts
• Lethality
• Precision
• Satellite Guided Weapons
• Test And Evaluation
• Weapons

Readers

• Munitions and Ordnance Engineering