US Air Force Gives Boeing Green Light for Long-Range Bomb Production

The US Air Force has given Boeing the green light to start serial production of its new JDAM LR guided bomb, which can hit targets over 550 kilometers away.

The $75 million contract for the procurement of BSU-111/B payload delivery modules is a key component of the Joint Direct Attack Munition Long Range (JDAM LR), a precision-guided bomb capable of traveling more than 300 nautical miles with a 500-pound warhead.

This development comes after Boeing invested nearly $100 million of its own funds into the program, paving the way for initial serial production of the munitions for the US Navy.