Air Force deploys precision-guided Covid-19 vaccine delivery system
The GBU-99 Joint Direct Vaccination Munition (JDVM) Mark I uses GPS programming.
By W.E. Linde
DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — As part of President Donald Trump’s directive to the military to assist in the distribution of a Covid-19 vaccine, the Air Force announced today it was deploying a newly developed ‘precision-guided vaccine delivery system’ that could potentially vaccinate dozens of people at a time.
“The GBU-99 Joint Direct Vaccination Munition (JDVM) Mark I uses GPS programming to close with and vaccinate the target recipients and can be dropped as far away as 12 miles,” said Army Gen. Gustave F. Perna, chief operating officer of Operation Warp Speed and future board member of Pfizer-General Dynamics, the joint venture formed to develop the system. “The Air Force’s B-1B Lancer will carry up to 24 JDVMs at once.”
“This blend of direct action and humanitarian assistance is a perfect mission for the Air Force,” said Gen. Barry Williams, commander of the newly established 555th Air Vaccination Command (Provisional). “By simply fitting a modified military-grade syr…
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