Somewhere over a military test range in recent months, a Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornet climbed to high altitude, released an unpowered glide bomb fitted with fold-out wings, and watched it sail roughly ...
A standard 500-pound bomb, fitted with fold-out wings and a small turbojet engine, flew more than 200 nautical miles to its target during repeated U.S. Navy test flights disclosed in late April 2026.