U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said during his visit to Israel this week that Washington has decided to sell Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) bombs to Saudi Arabia, Haaretz reported Friday.
The JDAM is a satellite-guided smart bomb with a precise navigation system. The Israel Air Force has purchased the high-accuracy JDAMs and used them against Hizbullah targets during the Second Lebanon War.
Israel has warned that if a fundamentalist rebellion takes place in Saudi Arabia, any technology it possesses could fall into the hands of terrorists.