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The United States Navy just successfully tested a new iteration of the legendary JDAM, or Joint Direct Attack Munition, that adds a turbojet to the smart bomb, resulting in a new low-cost precision-guided cruise missile with a maximum range approaching 350 miles — the JDAM-LR.
But as important as this new JDAM cruise missile truly is, it may be the two sea-focused iterations of the new weapon, the QUICKSTRIKE-LR and Maritime JDAM-LR, that have the biggest strategic impact.
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Citations:
navalnews.com/event-news/sea-air-space-2026/2026/04/u-s-navy-tests-new-long-range-gbu-75-jdam-lr
boeing.com/content/dam/boeing/v2/products/precision-guided-munitions/jdam-lr_product_card.pdf
twz.com/jet-powered-jdam-aims-to-turn-bombs-into-cruise-missiles
researchgate.net/publication/339291887_Assessing_new_operational_opportunities_by_scalable_effects_with_UniVeMo/download?_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZSI6Il9kaXJlY3QiLCJwYWdlIjoiX2RpcmVjdCJ9fQ
kratosdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/TDI_Product_LineCard_J85_07302025.pdf
atloa.org/the-strategic-use-of-precision-weapons
https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/195858/getting-closer-precision-guided-weapons-in-the-southeast-asia-war/
aerospace.org/article/brief-history-gps
nasa.gov/general/global-positioning-system-history
media.defense.gov/2017/Dec/04/2001851840/-1/1/0/MP_0027_LAMB_OPERATION_ALLIED_FORCE.PDF
web.archive.org/web/20070926194415/http://www.dau.mil/pubs/arq/2002arq/MyersFL02.pdf
navalnews.com/naval-news/2026/02/boeing-shows-off-jdam-lr-anti-ship-mining-bomber-payloads
pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/bombing
airandspaceforces.com/article/1008daylight
academic.oup.com/book/9859/chapter-abstract/157134577?redirectedFrom=fulltext
airwars.org/tens-of-thousands-of-civilians-likely-killed-by-us-in-forever-wars
airforce-technology.com/projects/joint-direct-attack-munition-extended-range-jdam-usa
https://www.53rdwing.af.mil/News/Article/3405784/53rd-wing-b-52-executes-long-range-mine-test-advancing-maritime-capabilities-in
navalnews.com/naval-news/2019/06/u-s-indo-pacific-command-tests-quickstrike-er-naval-mine-from-b-52-bomber
twz.com/23705/b-52-tested-2000lb-quickstrike-er-winged-standoff-naval-mines-during-valiant-shield
globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/quickstrike.htm
sandboxx.us/news/quicksink-kits-could-make-it-much-cheaper-to-take-out-enemy-ships
navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/01/afrl-selects-bae-systems-to-develop-advanced-seeker-for-quicksink
afresearchlab.com/technology/quicksink
https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3014834/afrl-technology-makes-new-weapon-for-sinking-ships-a-reality/
theaviationist.com/2025/02/03/ukraine-new-1000-lb-jdam-er
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– BREAK –
The United States Navy just successfully tested a new iteration of the legendary JDAM, or Joint Direct Attack Munition, that adds a turbojet to the smart bomb, resulting in a new low-cost precision-guided cruise missile with a maximum range approaching 350 miles — the JDAM-LR.
But as important as this new JDAM cruise missile truly is, it may be the two sea-focused iterations of the new weapon, the QUICKSTRIKE-LR and Maritime JDAM-LR, that have the biggest strategic impact.
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Twitter: twitter.com/AlexHollings52
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Citations:
navalnews.com/event-news/sea-air-space-2026/2026/04/u-s-navy-tests-new-long-range-gbu-75-jdam-lr
boeing.com/content/dam/boeing/v2/products/precision-guided-munitions/jdam-lr_product_card.pdf
twz.com/jet-powered-jdam-aims-to-turn-bombs-into-cruise-missiles
researchgate.net/publication/339291887_Assessing_new_operational_opportunities_by_scalable_effects_with_UniVeMo/download?_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZSI6Il9kaXJlY3QiLCJwYWdlIjoiX2RpcmVjdCJ9fQ
kratosdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/TDI_Product_LineCard_J85_07302025.pdf
atloa.org/the-strategic-use-of-precision-weapons
https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/195858/getting-closer-precision-guided-weapons-in-the-southeast-asia-war/
aerospace.org/article/brief-history-gps
nasa.gov/general/global-positioning-system-history
media.defense.gov/2017/Dec/04/2001851840/-1/1/0/MP_0027_LAMB_OPERATION_ALLIED_FORCE.PDF
web.archive.org/web/20070926194415/http://www.dau.mil/pubs/arq/2002arq/MyersFL02.pdf
navalnews.com/naval-news/2026/02/boeing-shows-off-jdam-lr-anti-ship-mining-bomber-payloads
pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/bombing
airandspaceforces.com/article/1008daylight
academic.oup.com/book/9859/chapter-abstract/157134577?redirectedFrom=fulltext
airwars.org/tens-of-thousands-of-civilians-likely-killed-by-us-in-forever-wars
airforce-technology.com/projects/joint-direct-attack-munition-extended-range-jdam-usa
https://www.53rdwing.af.mil/News/Article/3405784/53rd-wing-b-52-executes-long-range-mine-test-advancing-maritime-capabilities-in
navalnews.com/naval-news/2019/06/u-s-indo-pacific-command-tests-quickstrike-er-naval-mine-from-b-52-bomber
twz.com/23705/b-52-tested-2000lb-quickstrike-er-winged-standoff-naval-mines-during-valiant-shield
globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/quickstrike.htm
sandboxx.us/news/quicksink-kits-could-make-it-much-cheaper-to-take-out-enemy-ships
navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/01/afrl-selects-bae-systems-to-develop-advanced-seeker-for-quicksink
afresearchlab.com/technology/quicksink
https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3014834/afrl-technology-makes-new-weapon-for-sinking-ships-a-reality/
theaviationist.com/2025/02/03/ukraine-new-1000-lb-jdam-er
