Joint Programmable Fuze for US-made bombs
Weapon system · United States · Weapon system
The FMU-152A/B Joint Programmable Fuze sets off a bomb's explosive charge. Aircrew can program it in flight to detonate on impact or after a delay, so the bomb can penetrate a building before exploding. It is fitted to JDAM-guided MK-80 series bombs and penetrators. The fuze was made by Kaman Corporation, which announced a $324M direct commercial order for Joint Programmable Fuzes in January 2018; private-equity firm Arcline bought Kaman for $1.8B in 2024, and the fuze business now operates as Precision Fuzing & Sensors. The 7 February 2025 US sale to Israel included 17,475 FMU-152A/B fuzes, more than one for every JDAM kit in the package. Fuzes are rarely named in strike investigations, but they go with the JDAM-guided MK-80 series bombs that Amnesty and Bellingcat documented in strikes on homes, schools and high-rise buildings in Gaza. Without them those bombs do not work.
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two thousand one hundred sixty-six (2,166) GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs Increment 1 ... thirteen thousand (13,000) KMU-556E/B ... JDAM Guidance Kits ... seventeen thousand four hundred seventy-five (17,475) FMU-152A/B fuzes ... $6.75 billion
Kaman Corp. (NYSE:KAMN) announced today that its Aerospace segment has been awarded a direct commercial sale (DCS) order for the procurement of Joint Programmable Fuzes (JPF) with an expected total value of $324 million.
Kaman Corporation ... today announced the completion of its acquisition by Arcline Investment Management, L.P.
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