A standard 500-pound bomb, fitted with fold-out wings and a small turbojet engine, flew more than 200 nautical miles to its target during repeated U.S. Navy test flights disclosed in late April 2026.
The U.S. Navy followed that logic by transforming a standard unguided iron bomb into a jet-powered cruise missile. Successful ...
A Navy F/A-18 carrying the long-range JDAM variant earlier this month.US Navy photo The US Navy has successfully tested a new air-launched jet-powered bomb, bringing the sea service a major step ...
The U.S. Navy has demonstrated the new JDAM Long Range variant which, powered by a small turbojet engine, traveled approximately 200 nautical miles during two test events. The U.S. Naval Air Systems ...
The U.S. State Department approved a potential sale of extended-range Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) systems and related ...