U.S. to resupply Saudi Arabia with JDAMs, Paveways

The Obama administration has notified Congress informally of its plan to resupply Saudi Arabia’s depleted stocks of JDAM and Paveway precision-guided bombs.

US Navy 030323-N-1328C-507 GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) are staged in the hanger bay
By U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer’s Mate Eric A. Clement. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Bloomberg says the State Department made the informal notification last month in order to gauge reactions from key leaders on the proposal.

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