Australia To Receive JDAM-ER Wing Kits As Boeing Pursues U.S. Sales

By James Drew / April 28, 2015 at 7:00 AM
Boeing expects to deliver its first batch of production extended-range Joint Direct Attack Munition wing kits to the Royal Australian Air Force later this week followed by another delivery in September, approximately tripling the potential range of Australia's 500-pound class JDAMs to more than 45 nautical miles. The delivery comes after more than three years of development and flight testing with the Australian government that concluded in September, and comes as the company prepares to flight test an internally developed...

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