Winged JDAM-ER kits could enable near-horizontal bunker strikes
By The BriefBrief
Pentagon budget documents seek to expand JDAM-ER use as a bunker-busting munition with winged glide kits.
WHO:Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
WHAT:DTRA seeks funding to enhance the 2,000-pound-class JDAM-ER as a bunker-busting munition using winged glide kits for low-angle attacks on hardened targets.
WHEN:Jun 15, 2026 at 2:36 PM ET
WHERE:USA
WHY:Requested 2027 Fiscal Year budget funds aim to develop improved ways to hold deeply buried, hardened targets at risk.
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