Boeing Wins $75M Contract for Long-Range Precision-Guided Munition
The US Air Force has awarded Boeing a $75 million contract to acquire the BSU-111/B PDU Joint Direct Attack Munition Long Range, or JDAM LR. This precision-guided munition can travel over 300 nautical miles with a 500-pound class payload.
Boeing's investment in the programme totals nearly $100 million, and this contract clears it for initial production of PDUs for the US Navy. The JDAM LR combines existing JDAM infrastructure with a wing kit and compact turbojet engine to provide long-range capability for precision conventional land strike, naval strike, and maritime aerial-mining missions.
According to Boeing Vice President Bob Ciesla, 'JDAM LR gives operators an affordable, mass-producible option for striking targets from beyond the effective range of enemy defences.'