The Israeli Air Force boasts specialized fighter jets known as the F-15I Ra'am Multi-role Fighter Jet, purpose-built for bombing Hezbollah's strongholds. These jets are equipped with innovative JDAM technology-enhanced Mark-82 bombs.
JDAM stands for Joint Direct Attack Munition, a precision-guidance technology ensuring accurate targeting of bombs. Let's first delve into the Ra'am Fighter Jet and then explore the bombs to understand why this combination is tremendously effective.
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What is the F-15I Ra'am Multi-role Fighter Jet?
Manufactured by Boeing in the USA, this fighter jet is officially named the F-15 Strike Eagle. Israel has christened it Ra'am, meaning 'Thunder.' The fighter jet measures 63.9 feet in length, 42.9 feet in wingspan, and 18.6 feet in height, with a weight of 14,379 kilograms.
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The F-15 Strike Eagle features two Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220 afterburning turbofan engines, delivering 129.7 kilonewtons of thrust each. It can reach a top speed of 2,656 km/hr and has a combat range of 1,272 kilometers and a ferry range of 3,900 kilometers. The jet can soar to an altitude of 60,000 feet.
The F-15 can ascend to 50,000 feet in just a minute. The jet is equipped with a 20mm M61A1 Vulcan 6-barrel Gatling cannon. Additionally, it can carry four bombs under its wings, four types of air-to-air missiles, nine types of air-to-surface missiles, or a combination of 18 different types of bombs, totaling up to 10,400 kg of weaponry.
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What is the Mark-82 Bomb?
Manufactured by General Dynamics, the Mark-82 is an unguided, low-drag general-purpose bomb. However, integrating JDAM technology converts it into a guided precision bomb. It has five variants: GBU-12 Paveway II, GBU-22 Paveway III, GBU-38 JDAM, JDAM-ER, and Paveway IV. Typically, these bombs weigh 241 kilograms, are 7.3 feet long, and have a diameter of 10.7 inches. The variants are utilized based on the explosive requirements.
