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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the gps / ins guided bombs (jdam) category.
01 / Overview
YL PGB
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
2012–
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
GPS / INS GUIDED BOMBS (JDAM) · MODERN ERA
1
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the gps / ins guided bombs (jdam) category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General4MOD.4
- Munition Typeguided bomb
- Service Entry Year2012
- Total Weight1,000 kg
- In ServiceYes
◈Guidance5MOD.5
- GuidedYes
- Guidance Typeinertial navigation, laser guidance, satellite guidance
- GPS / INS GuidanceYes
- Laser GuidanceYes
- Imaging InfraredNo
▣Warhead & Effect5MOD.5
- Warhead Typethermobaric, penetrator, blast fragmentation, cluster
- Filler Typevarious gravity bombs
- Penetrator / Bunker-BusterYes
- Cluster MunitionYes
- Thermobaric / Fuel-AirYes
◇Delivery2MOD.2
◆Platform3MOD.3
- Compatible Aircraftaerial platforms
- Internal CarriageNo
- Low-Drag BodyNo
▤Production2MOD.2
- Operators1
- Variants10
⬢Warhead Detail1MOD.1
- Detonation Mechanism / FuzeImpact / Proximity
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 2012Production started
14
years in service
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
GPS / INS GUIDED BOMBS (JDAM) RANKING GPS / INS Guided Bombs (JDAM) · Modern Era
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
1GPS / INS GUIDED BOMBS (JDAM)1MODERN ERA · GPS / INS GUIDED BOMBS (JDAM)6PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA · ALL WEAPONS8PERFORMANCE/PRICE · GPS / INS GUIDED BOMBS (JDAM)
ⓘ Rankings are within theGPS / INS Guided Bombs (JDAM)category.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE8terms
An air-dropped or artillery-fired munition containing multiple smaller submunitions designed to disperse over a wide area, often with high dud rates posing post-conflict hazards.
A navigation system combining Global Positioning System (GPS) for absolute positioning and Inertial Navigation System (INS) for dead reckoning, providing continuous and accurate location and orientation data.
A guided bomb is a munition that uses a guidance system to modify its flight path in real-time to ensure accuracy.
Guidance method where a target is illuminated by a laser, and a weapon's seeker homes in on the reflected beam to achieve precision strikes.
A bomb designed to penetrate hardened targets, such as bunkers, before detonating.
A stand-off capability refers to the ability of a weapon to be deployed at a distance from the target, typically to enhance aircraft or launch platform survivability.
Thermobaric or fuel-air munitions disperse and ignite an aerosol cloud of fuel, creating a high-temperature, high-pressure explosion with prolonged blast effects.
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