Extended Range Attack Munition


The Extended Range Attack Munition is a United States Air Force development program for a low-cost precision-guided air-launched stand-off munition which started in August 2024. The weapon is expected to enter service in late 2026.

Design

Two separate designs by non-traditional defense companies CoAspire and Zone 5 Technologies will be manufactured. The USAF issued contracts for the ERAM in October 2024 and both designs made a first flight four months later. The program has a $225 million budget, and is managed by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Armament Directorate.
The ERAM is described as a hybrid between a cruise missile and an advanced guided bomb, carrying a warhead to a range of up to, at speeds of at least.
The requirements are in line with Boeing's PJDAM, a powered version of Raytheon’s Joint Stand-Off Weapon glide bomb, or those of Northrop Grumman's "Gray Wolf" design.

Delivery plans

It is planned to deliver a first batch of 840 ERAMs in October 2026. Ukraine will receive some of this batch for use in the Russo-Ukrainian War, and is cleared to purchase up to 3,350 ERAMs including spares and support equipment for an estimated cost of $825 million. Ukraine is expected to use funding from Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway and United States Foreign Military Financing for the purchase.