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JDAM tail kits (GBU-31 / GBU-38)

Munitions guidance · 2026-01-26

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Joint Direct Attack Munition guidance kits authorized under AECA §36(b) FMS to Israel — Transmittal 25-59.

FR 2026-01342 (Transmittal 25-59) — JDAM kits for BLU-109 and MK-82 bodies ($510M). Related case 25-26 at FR 2026-02079.

Quantity authorized: 3,845 KMU-558B/B + 3,280 KMU-572F/B JDAM kits (Transmittal 25-59)
Federal Register: 2026-01342
DSCA transmittal: 25-59
Public law: P.L. 118-50

Congressional votes (pinned)

Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 (House passage)Roll call →
Motion to Concur — H.R. 815 (Senate final passage)Roll call →

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Human Rights Watch · 2024-03-19

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Israeli Assurances to Use US Arms Legally Are Not Credible

HRW and Oxfam submitted a joint memorandum finding Israeli assurances under NSM-20 not credible — cites US weapons use and aid obstruction.

Human Rights Watch · 2024-09-05

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Joint Letter Urging Suspension of Arms Transfers to Israel

Joint letter documents US-origin JDAM and GBU-39 use in Gaza strikes — cites CNN and Amnesty findings on specific incidents.

Amnesty International · 2024-08-07

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Rafah Tal al-Sultan strikes — US-made GBU-39 bombs

Amnesty identified US-made GBU-39 guided bombs in 26 May 2024 Tal al-Sultan (Kuwaiti Peace Camp) strikes — at least 36 killed including six children.

Human Rights Watch · 2024-11-25

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Lebanon: US Arms Used in Israeli Strike on Journalists

HRW identified Boeing-assembled JDAM guidance kit remnants at an Oct 25, 2024 Hasbaya strike that killed three journalists.

Amnesty International · 2023-12-19

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US-made munitions killed 43 civilians in two documented Israeli air strikes in Gaza

Amnesty documented US-origin JDAM use in two Gaza residential strikes (Oct 10 and 22, 2023) killing 43 civilians.

Bellingcat · 2026-02-04

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Made in the USA: How American-Built Weapons Have Wrought Destruction in Gaza

Bellingcat OSINT analysis tracing US-origin MK-84 bomb bodies (General Dynamics lot numbers) and JDAM kits in Gaza strike sites.