Oct 25, 2023 · The Boeing-integrated kit transforms the JDAM into a “Powered JDAM” (PJDAM) consisting of a 500-pound gravity bomb, a conventional JDAM guidance system, a wing kit and a Kratos-TDI-J85...

Feb 28, 2020 · Boeing is developing a long-range version of its Joint Direct Attack Munition called the Powered JDAM, adding an engine to extend its range by 20 times over the conventional glide version of the weapon.

Oct 24, 2023 · The company is pitching the Powered Joint Direct Attack Munition (PJDAM) as a flexible and lower-cost cruise missile that can be used to attack targets on land and ones at sea. It could help countries, including the United States, readily boost …

The Powered JDAM combines a 500 lb (230 kg) bomb with a wing kit and a propulsion module, giving it the range of more sophisticated missiles through a low-cost engine while being cheaper though not having a stealthy shape or the ability to conduct low-altitude flights.

Powered Joint Direct Attack Munition (PJDAM) provides affordable mass with reach for multiple missions • Delivers decisive combat power from outside anti-access/

Oct 17, 2023 · Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Technical Directions (TDI), a business unit within Kratos Unmanned Systems Division, and Boeing for the TDI-J85 turbine engine to provide propulsion for the Powered Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM).

Mar 2, 2020 · Boeing has resurrected and is showing off its Powered JDAM concept believing that the US Air Force (USAF) is keen to buy low-cost cruise missiles. The company has increased development work on...

Oct 20, 2023 · Boeing and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a jet-turbine-powered kit that turns a standard 500-lb (228-kg) "dumb" iron bomb into a...

Oct 30, 2023 · Developed by Boeing for the US Air Force, JDAM is a weapon kit that turns explosives into precision-guided warheads coupled with navigation systems for enhanced air-to-surface accuracy. Under the contract, Ferra will continue supplying Boeing with the 500-pound (227 kilograms) wing kits until 2028.

Oct 24, 2023 · Boeing‘s [BA] future Powered Joint Direct Attack Munition (PJDAM) is to have a range of more than 300 nautical miles–seven times the range of the company’s JDAM Extended Range (JDAM ER) and 20 times the range of Boeing’s standard JDAM.