Recent arms deals approved by the administration include a record $60 billion plan to sell Saudi Arabia advanced F-15 aircraft, some 2,000-pound (907-kg) JDAMs and other powerful munitions.
What does JABS stand for?
JABS stands for JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition) Assault Breaching System (counter-mine, counter-obstacle)
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It is currently used only in the form of the GBU-54/B with Mk 82 warhead, but laser integration with the heavier Mk 83, Mk 84 and BLU-109 Jdams is planned.
The two partners will co-develop the wing kit to convert the JDAM into a JDAM ER over the next 40 months.
Returning to our JDAM example, even the F-16 is replaceable in the broader view: other aircraft can drop the JDAMs.
Two Israeli security sources said the US further mollified the Olmert government with an "understanding in principle" that future JDAM sales to Israel would include advanced technologies not on offer to Saudi Arabia.
The new weapon would need to kill a target as effectively as the GBU-31 JDAM but work in a smaller area and cause less collateral damage.