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June 8th, 2012
longest of glide ranges at 60nm (110km) 30,000 feet..
longest of glide ranges at 60nm (110km) 30,000 feet..
More here : http://defensetech.org/2012/06/08/boeing-developing-jdam-wing-kits-tripling-range/SAINT LOUIS, Mo. — What's better than a Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) capable of flying 15 nautical miles to destroy a moving target? Why a JDAM capable of flying 45 nautical miles to reign down death and destruction on some bad guys fleeing in a pickup truck (or tank).
The engineers at Boeing — and an unnamed U.S. ally — think so too and are developing a wing kit for the 500-pound and 2,000-pound version of the bombs (shown above) that will triple the effective range of the famous GPS and laser-guided bombs, Boeing officials told DT during a June 7 briefing at the company's facility here.