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Thursday, February 10, 2011

KF-16 Fighter Jets Fitted with Precision-Guided Missiles

KF-16South Korea's KF-16 fighter jets will be equipped with state-of-the-art GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munition precision-guided missiles.

The JDAMs are fitted with GPS-aided inertial navigation system (INS) and wing kits to boost their accuracy and are capable of precision attacks at night and during harsh weather conditions.

At present, only 40 F-15K fighter jets are fitted with the missiles, but now all about 130 KF-16s will have them, making them more capable of countering North Korea's 170 mm howitzers and 240 mm multiple launch rocket systems that have been deployed on the border.

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