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Indian Smart Bombs

India has ordered the first fifty Sudarshan laser guided smart bombs. The Sudarshan was developed in India and is being produced in India. This comes half a century after the United States developed the first laser guided bomb, a system that was developed from work the Germans had done two decades earlier on radio guided bombs. The U.S. also developed radio guided bombs during World War II, but these were not as effective as the German designs and U.S. efforts in this area were dropped, until resumed in the 1950s.



Development of Sudarshan began seven years ago and was handled by the DRDO (Defense Research and Development Organization). DRDO has been responsible for many military development disasters and expensive failures, but not this time.  Sudarshan was designed for 450 kg (990 pound) bombs. The current version has a range of nine kilometers. A new version will have glide range extended to 50 kilometers and the flight stability of Sudarshan improved.

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Boeing tiene nuevo proveedor para su Extended Range JDAM

Boeing Names Ferra Engineering a Supplier for Extended Range JDAMs

JDAM-ER smart bomb (photo : Boeing)

SYDNEY -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has selected Brisbane, Australia-based Ferra Engineering to build wing kits that triple the effective range of the Joint Direct Attack Munition Extended Range (JDAM ER) and allow aircrews to deploy the weapon from beyond the range of an enemy’s air defense system.

The Royal Australian Air Force became Boeing’s first JDAM ER customer in 2011. Boeing builds JDAM weapons in its St. Charles, Mo., facility, about 25 miles west of St. Louis.

"Boeing has been in Australia for 86 years and we have many great local industrial partners doing work across our commercial and defense product lines," said Dennis Muilenburg, president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security. "Ferra, an innovative, high-technology company, is a leader in that group."
Ferra was Boeing's 2011 International Supplier of the Year. It also does work for the Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter and Commercial Aviation Services group.

"This announcement is another example of how Boeing's investment in technology and innovation in Australia is paying off for industry and our customers," Muilenburg said.

Ian Thomas, president of Boeing Australia & South Pacific, added that the contract "is an all-around win for Australia, for Boeing, and for one of Australia's leading aerospace companies as we combine our expertise to provide the best solutions and products."

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