Mk-82 JDAM-ER is the 500-pound JDAM-ER glide-bomb configuration, pairing the Mk-82 bomb body and JDAM guidance with a deployable wing kit. Developed through Boeing, Australia's Defence Science and Technology Group, and Ferra Engineering wing-kit production, it extends the base JDAM into a standoff precision weapon and has been documented in Ukrainian Air Force service during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
Ukraine has fielded JDAM-ER glide bombs during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War, with U.S. confirmation of delivery and use in March 2023, later Ukrainian Air Force imagery showing Mk-82-class JDAM-ER carriage on Su-27s and JDAM-ER carriage on MiG-29s, and retired Australian-built Mk.82 JDAM-ERs reported among donated munitions.
Role detailsThe documented trail runs from Australian development and RAAF integration to Ukrainian combat use. Public sources support the transfer and use context, but they do not establish a separate non-Ukraine conflict-use row for the Mk-82 JDAM-ER configuration.
Boeing and DSTO combined JDAM guidance with Australian wing-kit work, and RAAF F/A-18 Classic Hornets released JDAM-ER weapons at Woomera.
Sources: DSTO collaboration delivers enhancement to smart bomb technology; Boeing RAAF extended-range weapon test.
DST reported first production Australian-designed JDAM-ER wing kits for RAAF use in 2015, and Boeing later identified Ferra as global supplier of 500-pound JDAM-ER wing kits.
Sources: DSTO collaboration delivers enhancement to smart bomb technology; Boeing Ferra JDAM-ER partnership.
Australian Defence Magazine reported retired Australian-built Mk.82 500-pound JDAM-ER munitions among donated air-to-ground weapons transferred to Ukraine.
Source: Australian JDAM-ERs sent to Ukraine.
Mk-82 JDAM-ER is a guided munition stack rather than a new bomb body: a 500-pound Mk-82/BLU-111-class warhead, a JDAM GPS/INS tail kit, and a deployable wing kit that turns the baseline JDAM into a standoff glide weapon.
The 500-pound JDAM lane uses the Mk-82/BLU-111 class as its bomb-body basis.
Source: Air Force JDAM fact sheet.
JDAM GPS/INS guidance provides the precision-bomb architecture that JDAM-ER extends.
Source: Air Force JDAM fact sheet.
Boeing describes JDAM-ER as a deployable wing kit for existing Mk-82 500-pound JDAM weapons with more than 40 nautical miles of reach.
Source: Boeing JDAM-ER product card.
JDAM-ER applies the JDAM guidance and deployable wing-kit concept to different Mark 80-series bomb bodies; the Mk-82 version is the 500-pound member of the family.
| Variant | Configuration | Designation notes |
|---|---|---|
| GBU-62 JDAM-ER | 500-pound Mk-82 JDAM-ER designation | Public Ukraine reporting uses GBU-62 for the 500-pound Mk-82 JDAM-ER lane, but specialist designation coverage identifies confirmed GBU-62(V)1/B usage with the Mk 62 Quickstrike-ER mine, so the designation is treated as a public-use label rather than an uncaveated official bomb designation. Sources: Aviationist 1,000 lb JDAM-ER report, Designation-Systems JDAM appendix |
 | 500-pound baseline JDAM family member | The standard GBU-38 uses the Mk-82/BLU-111 500-pound bomb body and JDAM tail kit that the JDAM-ER wing kit extends into a longer-range glide weapon. Sources: Air Force JDAM fact sheet, Boeing JDAM-ER product card |
 | 1,000-pound JDAM-ER family member | The GBU-63 entry covers the same extended-range JDAM wing-kit family in the 1,000-pound Mk-83 class. Sources: Wikipedia JDAM article, Boeing JDAM-ER product card |
The Mk-82 JDAM-ER appears in formal carriage and test records as well as documented wartime integrations on Ukrainian Soviet-designed fighters.
| Carrier | Carrier type | Carriage evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | 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 |
 | Carrier-capable multirole strike fighter | Boeing reported that Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Classic Hornets released JDAM-ER weapons during Woomera test work. |
 | Fighter aircraft | Ukrainian Air Force imagery showed a Su-27 carrying a JDAM-ER on a purpose-built pylon; The War Zone assessed the photographed weapon as appearing to use a 500-pound Mk-82 bomb body. Sources: TWZ Su-27 JDAM-ER carriage |
 | Fighter aircraft | The War Zone reported that part of Ukraine's MiG-29 fleet had been modified to carry winged JDAM-ER GPS-guided glide bombs. Sources: TWZ MiG-29 JDAM-ER bomb trucks |
The entry represents a guided munition stack: a 500-pound Mk-82/BLU-111-class bomb body, a JDAM tail kit, and the JDAM-ER deployable wing kit.
| Compatible item | Item type | Compatibility evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | 500-pound general-purpose bomb body | The Air Force JDAM fact sheet identifies the 500-pound GBU-38 payload as the BLU-111/MK 82 class, while Boeing describes JDAM-ER as a wing kit for 500-pound Mk-82 JDAM weapons. Sources: Air Force JDAM fact sheet, Boeing JDAM-ER product card |
| 500-pound GPS/INS-guided bomb | Boeing describes the JDAM-ER wing kit as field-installable on existing 500-pound Mk-82 JDAM weapons, making the GBU-38-family weapon the immediate baseline for the extended-range configuration. Sources: Boeing JDAM-ER product card, Air Force JDAM fact sheet |
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
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
Boeing said RAAF F/A-18 Classic Hornets had released JDAM-ER weapons over the Woomera Test Range, with Ferra Engineering producing wing-kit subassemblies.
Sources: Boeing RAAF extended-range weapon test
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
U.S. Air Forces in Europe leadership confirmed that Ukraine had received JDAM-ER weapons and was using them in combat.
Sources: TWZ JDAM-ER operational in Ukraine
Australian Defence Magazine reported that retired Australian-built Mk.82 500-pound JDAM-ER munitions were among air-to-ground munitions donated to Ukraine.
Sources: Australian JDAM-ERs sent to Ukraine
A Federal Register arms-sales notification for Ukraine listed JDAM tail kits and background on installing JDAM-ER on existing Mk-82 500-pound JDAM weapons.
Sources: Federal Register Ukraine JDAM-ER sale notification
