The US Navy is testing a jet-powered JDAM that can deliver standoff cruise-missile-like strikes for less

A Navy F/A-18 carrying the long-range JDAM variant earlier this month. US Navy photo The US Navy has tested a new long-range variant of its widely used JDAM bomb. Unlike other variants, this long-range JDAM is powered by a jet engine. The weapon is designed to give the Navy an affordable, standoff, cruise-missile-like capability. The US Navy has successfully tested a new air-launched jet-powered bomb, bringing the sea service a major step closer to effectively fielding an affordable cruise-...