The US Navy has tested a new long-range guided weapon designed to hit targets at sea from much greater distances, marking an effort to improve carrier-based strike reach and reduce risk to aircraft in contested environments.
The system, called the GBU-75 Joint Direct Attack Munition Long Range (JDAM-LR), is an upgraded version of Boeing’s JDAM bomb kit.
It was revealed during the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space symposium and has been developed as a low-cost alternative to cruise missiles.
The JDAM system originally turns unguided bombs into precision weapons using GPS guidance and tail kits, with a range of about 15 nautical miles.
The new JDAM-LR adds a small turbojet engine made by Kratos and deployable wings from Ferra Engineering, turning it into a powered weapon with a much longer reach.
According to the Navy and Boeing, the weapon is designed to reach over 300 nautical miles, or about 345 miles. In recent tests, it flew around 200 nautical miles and
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