Boeing Wins First Production Contract for Jet-Powered JDAM
The contract funds an initial production run of the BSU-111/B kit, which gives a 500-pound JDAM more than 300 nautical miles of range.
- On Wednesday, the U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a $75 million contract to begin producing the GBU-75, a jet-powered guided bomb capable of striking targets more than 300 nautical miles away.
- The Pentagon sought this technology to replenish diminishing munition stockpiles as the ongoing conflict with Iran drives demand for affordable missiles striking targets from a safe distance.
- Boeing's BSU-111/B kit converts a 500-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition into the GBU-75, extending range to more than 300 nautical miles versus roughly 15 to 45 nautical miles for existing variants.
- The undefinitized contract allows Boeing to begin production immediately, with the kit compatible with existing aircraft including the F/A-18 Super Hornet and F-15E Strike Eagle without requiring structural modifications.
- Boeing invested nearly $100 million of its own capital to develop the program, which Bob Ciesla, vice president of Boeing Precision Engagement Systems, described as an "affordable, sustainable solution.
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Air Force awards Boeing $75M for long-range JDAM
The Air Force yesterday awarded Boeing $75 million to produce a new Joint Direct Attack Munition that can travel about 20 times farther than the current configuration, giving the service additional standoff strike options as the Pentagon moves to expand its missile stocks. BSU-111/B Payload Delivery Unit Joint Direct Attack Munition Long Range (JDAM LR) can travel more than 300 nautical miles with a payload of 500 lbs, Boeing wrote in a news rel…
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ussanews.comAir Force signs off on production of long-range JDAM
The first kits of the JDAM LR will go to the US Navy, according to manufacturer Boeing.
What do we know about the characteristics of an American guided bomb? The US Air Force has given Boeing the start of mass production of the new JDAM LR long-range guided aerial bomb, capable of hitting targets at a distance of more than 550 kilometers. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to Boeing press release. $75 million contract The US Air Force has signed an unspecified contract (Undefined Contract Action) with Boeing worth $75 …
Long-Range JDAM Deal Gives Air Force New Standoff Strike Option | Air & Space Forces Magazine
The Air Force awarded Boeing a $75 million production contract to begin supplying long-range JDAMs as the service seeks to expand its arsenal and extend the range of its key munitions. The BSU-111 Payload Delivery Unit creates a new JDAM variant, the GBU-75 JDAM-LR, with a stand-off range of more than 300 nautical miles for a 500-pound payload, Boeing said in a release. That’s a significant increase from the standard GBU-38 JDAM, at 15 nm, and…
Air Force Clears Boeing’s New 300-Mile Weapon For Production
The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a $75 million contract Wednesday to begin production of the Joint Direct Attack Munition Long Range, or GBU-75, a new precision-guided weapon capable of striking targets more than 300 nautical miles away while carrying a 500-pound-class payload. Boeing previously invested nearly $100 million of its own money into developing the system. The contract allows the company to begin initial production of the payload de…
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