US approves sale of `smart` bomb guidance kits to Turkey

  30 October 2015    Read: 878
US approves sale of `smart` bomb guidance kits to Turkey
Multimillion dollar sale will enhance Turkey`s air capabilities, says Pentagon
The State Department on Thursday approved a $70 million sale of defense equipment to Turkey, according to the Pentagon.

The sale of guidance kits - technically called Joint Direct Attack Munition, or JDAM - converts unguided bombs into all-weather “smart” munitions and uses a GPS system to find targets if bombs are unguided.

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