{"id":100261,"date":"2026-08-06T16:50:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T16:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2026\/08\/06\/boeing-wins-first-production-contract-for-jet-powered-jdam\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T18:38:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T18:38:56","slug":"boeing-wins-first-production-contract-for-jet-powered-jdam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2026\/08\/06\/boeing-wins-first-production-contract-for-jet-powered-jdam\/","title":{"rendered":"Boeing wins first production contract for jet-powered JDAM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Air Force has committed $75 million to an initial production run of a jet-powered guided bomb that can fly more than 300 nautical miles, <a href=\"https:\/\/boeing.mediaroom.com\/news-releases-statements?item=131704\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">Boeing said Wednesday<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boeing\u2019s BSU-111\/B Payload Delivery Unit is a wing-and-turbojet engine kit that converts a 500-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) into a long-range JDAM (JDAM LR) dubbed the GBU-75. The result is a gravity bomb with the reach of a cruise missile. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boeing said it has spent nearly $100 million of its own money on the program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cScaling production of the GBU-75 will provide the fleet with an affordable, sustainable solution designed to eliminate long-range land and sea-based threats to U.S. and international forces,\u201d said Bob Ciesla, vice president of Boeing Precision Engagement Systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The BSU-111\/B wing-and-engine kit is the latest modification to the JDAM family, which has previously seen the gravity bomb receive a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.janes.com\/defence-intelligence-insights\/defence-news\/weapons\/boeing-jdam-lr-offers-long-range-standoff-option-for-precision-guided-munition-and-cruise-missile-inventories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.janes.com\/defence-intelligence-insights\/defence-news\/weapons\/boeing-jdam-lr-offers-long-range-standoff-option-for-precision-guided-munition-and-cruise-missile-inventories\">tail kit that steered it roughly 15 nautical miles<\/a> and a wing kit that further stretched that distance to 40. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Kratos-designed TDI-J85 engine pushes that past 300.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The JDAM LR\u2019s capabilities go beyond land strikes. The <a href=\"https:\/\/news.usni.org\/2026\/04\/22\/navy-tests-long-range-munition-capable-of-maritime-strike-mining-missions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">QuickStrike Long Range mining variant<\/a> pairs it with a bomb carrying a ship-tracking sensor. Boeing has shown concepts loading large numbers onto Air Force bombers, though no Air Force buy has been announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, buys JDAM for both the Air Force and U.S. Navy. The first GBU-75s are bound for the Navy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy demonstrated the weapon back in April, when <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingdefense.com\/2026\/04\/navy-tests-long-range-jdam-striking-out-to-200-nautical-miles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">Super Hornets released two JDAM LRs<\/a> over the Point Mugu Sea Range off California. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The April 1 round separated cleanly, fired up its engine and flew 34 minutes before landing within meters of its target. The April 3 round added altitude changes and maneuvering. Each covered roughly 200 nautical miles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When announcing those tests in April, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navalnews.com\/event-news\/sea-air-space-2026\/2026\/04\/u-s-navy-tests-new-long-range-gbu-75-jdam-lr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">Capt. Sarah Abbott, the Navy\u2019s Precision Strike Weapons program manager<\/a>, emphasized the need to give the fleet\u2019s JDAMs greater standoff range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs Naval Air Forces in theater continue to rely heavily on JDAM systems, the program recognizes a critical need to provide the fleet with greater standoff range,\u201d she said. \u201cThis new capability allows pilots to engage targets from significantly safer distances, maintaining a tactical advantage in contested environments.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3.-JDAM-LR-Main-Image.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-120936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3.-JDAM-LR-Main-Image.jpg.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3.-JDAM-LR-Main-Image.jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3.-JDAM-LR-Main-Image.jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3.-JDAM-LR-Main-Image.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3.-JDAM-LR-Main-Image.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Joint Direct Attack Munition Long Range (JDAM LR) pictured during testing. (Boeing)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reusing existing infrastructure is a key aspect of the program\u2019s appeal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.secnav.navy.mil\/fmc\/fmb\/Documents\/27pres\/PANMC_Book.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">Navy budget documents<\/a> describe JDAM LR as a modification to the baseline program, built on the existing production line and guidance hardware. Any jet that can drop a conventional JDAM can carry the new variant without modification, according to Boeing\u2019s release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The award, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.war.gov\/News\/Contracts\/Contract\/Article\/4564890\/contracts-for-aug-5-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">had not appeared in the Pentagon\u2019s daily contract announcements<\/a> as of Aug. 5, is an undefinitized action, meaning Boeing began work before the two sides agreed on a price. The Government Accountability Office has long <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/products\/gao-10-299\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/products\/gao-10-299\">called these contracts risky<\/a> because contractors are reimbursed for allowable costs, regardless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boeing\u2019s release did not say how many GBU-75s the contract buys, how much they cost or when deliveries begin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boeing won the first production contract for a jet-powered guided bomb that can fly more than 300 nautical 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