General Characteristics
- Primary function: Guided air-to-surface weapon
- Contractor: Boeing
- Length: (JDAM and warhead) GBU-31 (v) 1/B: 152.7 inches (3,880 mm); GBU-31 (v) 3/B: 148.6 inches (3,770 mm); GBU-32 (v) 1/B: 119.5 inches (3,040 mm)
- Launch weight: (JDAM and warhead) GBU-31 (v) 1/B: 2,036 pounds (924 kg); GBU-31 (v) 3/B: 2,115 pounds (959 kg); GBU-32 (v) 1/B: 1,013 lb 1,013 pounds (459 kg)
- Wingspan: GBU-31: 25 inches (640 mm); GBU-32: 19.6 inches (500 mm)
- Range: Up to 15 nautical miles (28 km)
- Ceiling: 45,000 feet (14,000 m)
- Guidance system: GPS/INS
- Unit cost: Approximately $21,000 per tailkit (FY 01 dollars)
- Date deployed: 1999
- Inventory: The tailkit is in full-rate production. Projected inventory is approximately 240,000 total, 158,000 for the US Air Force and 82,000 for the US Navy. (As of October 2005)
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