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 US Navy has successfully flight tested its Joint Direct Attack Munition Long Range (JDAM-LR) kit that turns an ordinary iron dumb bomb into an affordable carrier-based jet-propelled cruise missile ...

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 tested a turbojet-powered JDAM-LR bomb capable of striking targets over 200 nautical miles away, expanding affordable long-range strike options. The development coincides with ...

The US State Department has approved a possible $373.6 million Foreign Military Sale of 1,532 JDAM-ER tail kits to Ukraine, with Boeing as prime contractor.