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First International JDAM Sale: Boeing to Integrate Weapon on Israeli Aircraft

May 31, 2000 (by Lieven Dewitte) - The Boeing Company has received an $8. 2 million foreign military sales contract from the U.S. Air Force to integrate the Joint Direct Attack Munition on Israeli F-16 Peace Marble II & III aircraft. This contract marks the first international sale of JDAM. Boeing will deliver and integrate JDAM test kits for Mk-84, 2, 000-pound warheads onto the F-16. A production contract for an unspecified number of JDAM kits is expected later this year.