Munition · Air
Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM)
U.S. precision-guidance munition family; this record is the generic JDAM identity and does not imply the long-range GBU-75/JDAM-LR variant.
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U.S. precision-guidance munition family; this record is the generic JDAM identity and does not imply the long-range GBU-75/JDAM-LR variant.
Timeline
No milestones recorded for Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) yet. The timeline fills in as unveilings, tests, contracts and deliveries are sourced.
Cost to the Government
Munitions · Boeing
Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM)
JDAM tail-kit budget averages are separated from complete bomb bodies, laser sensors, historical R&D and program-wide support.
Air Force procurement budget / tail kit · derived
$83,533
FY2025 request · Nominal USD · source budget basis
Derived from the Air Force JDAM procurement line divided by requested tail kits. Includes procurement support, not a recurring hardware quote; bomb body and separate laser-sensor costs are not implied.
DoD Comptroller ↗U.S. inventory
Not verified
A current U.S. inventory was not established. Annual procurement, cumulative deliveries and production capacity are not a stockpile count.
Air Force requested tail kits
1,500
FY2025 · U.S. only; stated source scope
Separate from the Navy’s 1,460 requested kits; neither is a current inventory count.
DoD Comptroller ↗Historical RDT&E program estimate
$635.9M
December 2017 SAR / PB2019 · Then-year USD · historical program estimate
Then-year lifetime estimate at that report date. Not an updated 2026 estimate; procurement and O&S are separate.
U.S. Air Force / DoD ↗Cost & funding breakdown
Air Force JDAM procurement request
$125.3M
FY2025 · Nominal USD; source budget basis
1,500 kits, budget scope.
DoD Comptroller ↗Navy JDAM procurement request
$75.1M
FY2025 · Nominal USD; source budget basis
1,460 kits under a separate service line.
DoD Comptroller ↗Historical lifetime O&S estimate
$712.5M
December 2017 SAR · Constant 1995 USD · historical estimate
35-year program estimate in base-year dollars; do not add it to nominal-dollar procurement without normalization.
U.S. Air Force / DoD ↗A guidance kit is not a complete bomb
JDAM adds guidance to existing bomb bodies. The SAR counts tail kits separately from laser sensors, and the service budget lines include procurement support. Cost comparisons must retain those boundaries.
Operations & sustainment
Historical program-wide average annual O&S
$20.358M / yr
December 2017 SAR · Constant 1995 USD · historical estimate
Total-quantity program average over an assumed 35-year life. Not annual spending in 2026 or a per-kit operating cost.
U.S. Air Force / DoD ↗Cost over time · 3 observations
Each row retains its original scope and dollar basis. Changing quantities, service life and inflation can change the estimate without changing the price of building one unit.
| Observation | Measure | Amount | Dollar basis | Evidence |
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| FY2023 · PB2025 | Air Force procurement budget / tail kit · derived Derived from the Air Force JDAM procurement line divided by requested tail kits. Includes procurement support, not a recurring hardware quote; bomb body and separate laser-sensor costs are not implied. | $47,147 | Nominal USD · source budget basis | DoD Comptroller ↗ |
| FY2024 · PB2025 | Air Force procurement budget / tail kit · derived Derived from the Air Force JDAM procurement line divided by requested tail kits. Includes procurement support, not a recurring hardware quote; bomb body and separate laser-sensor costs are not implied. | $74,718 | Nominal USD · source budget basis | DoD Comptroller ↗ |
| FY2025 request | Air Force procurement budget / tail kit · derived Derived from the Air Force JDAM procurement line divided by requested tail kits. Includes procurement support, not a recurring hardware quote; bomb body and separate laser-sensor costs are not implied. | $83,533 | Nominal USD · source budget basis | DoD Comptroller ↗ |
Contracts & purchasing · 1 records
Award values, ceilings and purchase agreements have different meanings. These records are not added together as total spending.
2006-02-20 · Purchase agreement announced
Norway → Boeing
Value not verified · quantity not established
Historical contract confirmation; the release does not establish a current inventory or usable value/quantity pair.
Boeing ↗
Connected missiles & systems
Aircraft and guided-bomb kit
F-15E Strike Eagle →Tail-kit costs exclude aircraft and are not complete bomb prices.
U.S. Air Force / DoD ↗
International buyers
Norway · Quantity not verified · Historical purchase agreement · 2006-02-20
Confirmed customer relationship, not a claim about current orders or stockpiles.
Boeing ↗
Coverage & open research
- Current U.S. inventory and complete annual operating-and-support costs require additional public evidence.
- Buyer records are selected examples, not a complete global order book.
Unit costs and contract unit prices for this system, and budget figures for the programs that buy it. Each figure states its dollar basis and links its source; contract values are under Programs & awards.