U.S. Air Force Fact Sheet ARMAMENT DIRECTORATE The Armament Directorate, is a joint U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy organization responsible for cradle-to-grave management of air dominance weapon system programs equipping warfighters with strike weapons to fight and win decisively.  The directorate is responsible for enhancing worldwide Air Force combat capability, effectiveness, aircrew survivability, and readiness through joint development, procurement, deployment and sustainment. This mission is executed by air combat test and training systems, expeditionary support equipment, munitions handling equipment and armament subsystems, Explosive Ordnance Disposal support equipment, and realistic Electronic Warfare threat simulators.  The directorate designs, develops, produces, fields, and sustains a family of air-to-ground and air-to-air munitions, enhancing warfighter capabilities (both U.S. and allies) in defeating a spectrum of enemy targets.  These high priority multi-billion dollar systems offer Direct Attack, Area Attack, and Long Range attack capabilities designed to complement and rapidly adapt to operational mission requirements. The wing consists of over 900 highly qualified personnel trained in the development, test, acquisition, fielding, and operational support of systems such as the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM), Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM), Small Diameter Bomb (SDB), Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM), Miniature Air Launched Decoy (MALD) and a host of other specialized programs. The Armament Directorate reports to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio. Fact Sheet Point of Contact  96th Test Wing Public Affairs Office