Mk-82 JDAM-ER

Also known as

JDAM-ER
Mk 82 JDAM-ER
Mk-82 JDAM ER
Joint Direct Attack Munition - Extended Range
Joint Direct Attack Munition Extended Range

Mk-82 JDAM-ER is Boeing's extended-range wing-kit version of the Mk-82 500-pound JDAM bomb body. Developed with Australia's Defence Science and Technology Group, it turns a standard GPS/INS-guided bomb into a standoff glide weapon with more than triple the range of the base JDAM and Royal Australian Air Force service beginning in 2015.

Mk-82 JDAM-ER, Extended-range GPS/INS-guided bomb, Munitions

Image source: JDAM-ER ukrainian air force su-27.jpg

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin: Australia
Built by: BoeingDefence Science and Technology Group
Built in: AustraliaUnited States
Type: Extended-range GPS/INS-guided bomb
Service note: 2000s development; 2015-present service

air-dropped air-delivered guided bomb gps-guided standoff

Specifications

Guidance: GPS/INS guidance with a modular deployable wing kit
Bomb body: Mk-82 500-pound JDAM weapon
Range: More than 40 nautical miles, or about three times the range of a standard JDAM
Service entry: First production kits delivered to the Royal Australian Air Force in 2015

Carrier Aircraft

Boeing's Advanced F-15 weapons inventory lists the Mk-82 JDAM-ER in the aircraft's external carriage matrix.

Carrier

Carrier type

Carriage evidence

F-15 family fighter aircraft, Fighter aircraft family, Aircraft & UAVs

F-15 family fighter aircraft

Multirole fighter aircraft

Boeing's Advanced F-15 weapons inventory lists the Mk-82 JDAM-ER in the aircraft's external carriage matrix.

Sources: Advanced F-15 Weapons Inventory

Timeline

Mk-82 JDAM-ER Key Events

Jan 1, 2001
Boeing proposes the wing-kit combination
Boeing approached DSTO with a proposal to combine the JDAM tail kit with the DSTO wing kit and create the JDAM-ER.
Sources: DSTO collaboration delivers enhancement to smart bomb technology
2006-2008
Concept demonstrator trials validate the range extension
The Concept Technology Demonstrator project concluded with flight trials in 2006 and 2008, demonstrating a significant range extension for the JDAM using DSTO wing-kit technology.
Sources: DSTO collaboration delivers enhancement to smart bomb technology
Jun 26, 2015
First production wing kits delivered
DST reported the first production set of Australian designed and manufactured JDAM-ER wing kits being delivered for Royal Australian Air Force use.
Sources: DSTO collaboration delivers enhancement to smart bomb technology

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service: In Royal Australian Air Force service from 2015.
Used by: Royal Australian Air Force

Media

Mk-82 JDAM-ER Videos

DST | The Joint Direct Attack Munition – Extended Range (JDAM-ER) | Andrew Snowden

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Sources

Boeing JDAM-ER product cardPublisher: Boeing | Note: Supports JDAM-ER background, modular wing-kit design, Mk-82 500-lb compatibility, more than triple standard JDAM range, greater than 40 nautical miles, and existing JDAM aircraft-interface compatibility. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 DSTO collaboration delivers enhancement to smart bomb technologyPublisher: Defence Science and Technology Group | Note: Supports Australian-designed and manufactured JDAM-ER wing kits, first production set delivered to the RAAF in 2015, the Boeing/DSTO/DMO collaboration, and the system's long-range glide-bomb role. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Advanced F-15 Weapons InventoryPublisher: Boeing | Note: Supports the F-15 external carriage matrix listing Mk-82 JDAM-ER. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 JDAM-ER ukrainian air force su-27.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and licensing context for the JDAM-ER photo. | Accessed: 2026-06-27