Programmable fuze order demand keeps up for Kaman
NewsSeptember 21, 2018
BLOOMFIELD, Conn. Kama Corp.'s aerospace business unit received a direct commercial sale order for the procurement of Joint Programmable Fuzes (JPF). The total expected value of the contract is $48.6 million.
Kaman officials state they have recorded more than $540 million in new JPF orders in the past year.
The JPF allows the settings of a weapon to be programmed on wing in flight and is the current bomb fuze of choice of the U.S. Air Force. The JPF is used with a number of weapons including general purpose bombs, and guided bombs that use JDAM or Paveway kits, on U.S. aircraft. Kaman produces the JPF at facilities in Orlando, Florida and Middletown, Connecticut.
