Singapore To Buy 1,000 JDAM Bomb Kits From U.S.

SINGAPORE–The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of 1,000 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) bomb kits and 250 Paveway II guided bombs kits to Singapore.

It would be one of, if not the largest single acquisition of precision munition kits by the country as its JDAM-capable fighter fleet expands. 

A Defense Security Cooperation Agency press release said the $55 million package will include 100 KMU-556 tail kits for the GBU-31, 900 KMU-572 kits for the GBU-38 and Laser JDAM GBU-54, 250 500-lb. GBU-12 Paveway-II computer control and air foil group, as well as spares and support equipment. 

The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) is currently upgrading its Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Blk 52 under a midlife upgrade program which will certify the aircraft with the JDAM and AIM-9X as well as radar and avionics improvements. A batch of upgraded F-16C/Ds are currently at Luke AFB, Arizona, likely for live munition certifications tests. 

With limited space in Singapore, the RSAF conducts its munitions drops overseas, such as in Australia and the U.S.