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JDAM-ER Winged Bombs With Seekers That Home In On GPS Jammers Headed To Ukraine

JDAM-ER Winged Bombs With Seekers That Home In On GPS Jammers Headed To Ukraine

By Joseph Trevithick
May 3 8:02 PM EDT
The Ukrainian Air Force is using iPads, or similar tablets in the cockpits of its Soviet-era jets to enable rapid integration of modern Western air-to-ground weapons — something that TWZ predicted back in 2022. This has been confirmed by Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Dr. William LaPlante. While many questions remain about the tablet and how it works, there’s now more footage showing it fitted in cockpits.

Ukrainian Fighter Jets “Using iPads” To Control Western Weapons

By Thomas Newdick
Apr 25 7:18 PM EDT
Recently released pictures of a Bahraini Block 70 F-16D Viper undergoing testing in the United States show what one of these jets might look like one an actual combat mission.

Our First Look At An Armed-Up Block 70 F-16 Viper

By Joseph Trevithick
Apr 12 12:17 PM EDT
Russian SDB-like glide bomb appears in Ukraine.

Russian Small Diameter Bomb-Like Glide Weapon Appears In Ukraine

By Tyler Rogoway, Thomas Newdick
Mar 12 2:55 PM EDT
New pictures show A-10s that recently deployed to the Middle East with interesting ordnance loads.

A-10s Brandish Intriguing Mix Of Weapons In Middle East

By Joseph Trevithick
Nov 8 9:58 PM EST
Boeing is continuing to develop a powered derivative of the Joint Direct Attack Munition, which turns standard 500-pound-class bombs into cruise missiles.

Jet-Powered JDAM Aims To Turn Bombs Into Cruise Missiles

By Joseph Trevithick
Oct 24 4:06 PM EDT
JDAM-ER Su-27

Ukraine’s Su-27s Are Launching JDAM-ER Winged Bombs Too

By Thomas Newdick
Aug 24 2:28 PM EDT
Russian Wing kit bomb

The Truth About Russia’s Mysterious Winged Glide Bombs

By Piotr Butowski
Jul 19 4:45 PM EDT
MiG-29 Fulcrums Are Ukraine’s JDAM-ER Bomb Trucks

MiG-29 Fulcrums Are Ukraine’s JDAM-ER Bomb Trucks

By Stetson Payne
Jul 8 7:38 PM EDT
JDAM-ER bomb

Ukraine Confirms JDAM Precision Bombs Are Now Being Used In Combat

By Thomas Newdick
Mar 31 4:17 PM EDT
JDAM-ER Trial

Winged JDAM Smart Bombs Are Now Operational In Ukraine

By Joseph Trevithick
Mar 6 10:01 PM EST
JDAM-ER Trial

Wing Kits For Ukraine’s JDAM Bombs Would Be A Big Problem For Russia

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway
Feb 22 3:17 PM EST
JDAM Operation Iraqi Freedom

What Joint Direct Attack Munitions Could Do For Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway
Dec 15 4:15 PM EST
New Look At Air Force’s Ship-Killing Smart Bomb In Action, Seeker Details Revealed

New Look At Air Force’s Ship-Killing Smart Bomb In Action, Seeker Details Revealed

By Joseph Trevithick
Sep 22 3:47 PM EDT
A frame from a video the US Air Force released showing a modified JDAM precision-guided bomb striking a target ship in the Gulf of Mexico during a test in April 2022.

Watch The Air Force’s New Ship-Killing Smart Bomb Snap A Vessel In Two (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
May 2 7:56 PM EDT
The Air Force’s New Ship-Killing Smart Bomb Has Sunk Its First Vessel

The Air Force’s New Ship-Killing Smart Bomb Has Sunk Its First Vessel

By Thomas Newdick
Apr 30 1:19 PM EDT

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