FT-1 vs GBU-32 JDAM
| The Chinese FT-1, revealed in 2006, is a precision-guided bomb kit for 500kg bombs using BeiDou/GPS and inertial navigation, extending its range to 18km. | |
| Origin | 🇨🇳 China |
| Category | Guided Bomb |
| Type | Satellite/inertial bomb kit |
| Manufacturer | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology |
| Service year | 2006 |
| Number produced | -- units |
| Estimated unit price | NA |
| GPS/INS-guided tail kit that converts 1,000-pound unguided bombs into all-weather precision munitions for accurate strikes against fixed and relocatable targets. | |
| Origin | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Guided Bomb |
| Type | Precision-guided Munition |
| Manufacturer | Boeing |
| Service year | 1997 |
| Number produced | 550,000 units |
| Estimated unit price | $0.0 million |
| Range | 18.0 km |
| Weight | 500 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | -- kg |
| Length | 3.58 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 380 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | Inertial navigation + GPS/BDS satellite guidance |
| Warhead type | -- |
| Range | NA |
| Weight | 454 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 202.0 kg |
| Length | 3.04 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 356 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | GPS, Inertial, Laser |
| Warhead type | General-purpose Bomb |
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