On 10/9/03 11:03 PM, in article
, "John R Weiss"
wrote:

"Thomas Schoene" wrote...

The Marines were the primary instigators of the 500-lb JDAM, specifically
for CAS. I'd say they changed their mind sometime after 1989.

Makes sense... Less collateral damage than the big ones. Also, can be
carried
on the Harrier.


The primary driver behind the 500 lb JDAM was so the Harrier could carry it.
The rest of the services thought about it and figured it'd be a good idea
too.

Come to think of it, if someone's working on a 1760 capable ITER, you could
hang 8 JDAM on a Hornet!

--Woody