Summary and Key Points: For decades, American warplanes ruled the skies against enemies who could barely shoot back. That era ...
The Ukrainian “Equalizer” glide bomb kits are roughly analogous to US-made JDAM kits—turning a “dumb” bomb into a ...
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 ...
By strapping on a basic JDAM kit that includes GPS/INS guidance system and steerable fins, a dumb bomb can be turned into a gliding missile that has a range of up to 15 nm (17 miles, 28 km) and an ...
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 US Navy has successfully tested a new air-launched jet-powered bomb, bringing the sea service a major step closer to effectively fielding an affordable cruise-missile-like munition that can be ...