On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 03:37:19 GMT, Larry Dighera
wrote:


The U.S. Air Force on Monday said it had awarded BOEING CO. a
$188.3 million contract to develop and test a new
small-diameter precision-guided bomb, giving Boeing's McDonnell
Douglas unit the green light to continue systems development and
demonstration work on the new 250-pound bomb. The Air Force had
announced the contract for Boeing on Oct. 9, but later said the
announcement was premature and the decision was still being
reviewed. The 250-pound class munition is half the size of the
smallest bomb used by the Air Force today but is designed to
pierce more than four feet of steel-reinforced concrete, like a
much bigger 2,000-pound BLU-109.
(Reuters 06:24 PM ET 10/20/2003)

A strange thought: When's this thing likely to hit the FMS market?

A stramger thought: What's the likely reduction in collateral damage
if this is used in, say, Gaza? (It's a stupid idea (IMHO they'd be
much better off, PR-wise and strategically, using snipers), but
something to consider)

John