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The GBU-12 Paveway II is an American aerial laser-guided bomb, based on the Mk 82 500 lb (230 kg) [3] general-purpose bomb, but with the addition of a nose-mounted laser seeker and fins for guidance. A member of the Paveway series of weapons, Paveway II entered into service c. 1976 .
Raytheon's Enhanced dual-mode GPS and Laser guided version of the laser-only GBU-10. GBU-59 Enhanced Paveway II – Mk 81 250 lb (113.4 kg) bomb. Raytheon's Enhanced dual-mode GPS and Laser guided version of the laser-only GBU-58. Although GBU-48 etc. are the formal designation for the versions with GPS/INS, they are widely referred to as EGBU ...
Medium-range, air-to-air tactical missile, anti-radiation missile Air to ground/surface missiles AASM: France air-to-surface missile AS-30L: France MCLOS with radio command link /laser guided short-to-medium rangeair-to-ground missile Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System: United states guided rockets a design conversion of Hydra 70 Storm ...
The Vampire consists of a laser-guided-missile launcher that houses four rockets and can quickly be installed in a military – or even civilian – truck with a flat bed.
A laser-guided bomb (LGB) is a guided bomb that uses semi-active laser guidance to strike a designated target with greater accuracy than an unguided bomb. First developed by the United States during the Vietnam War , laser-guided bombs quickly proved their value in precision strikes of difficult point targets.
Verdict: Misleading. The video is artificial intelligence. The image it is based on, though, is real. Fact Check: Social media users are claiming a video shows the USS Preble firing a laser weapon.
More than 4,500 GBU-12/Mk82 laser-guided bombs were dropped on Iraq during the Persian Gulf War. [7] France requested 1,200 Mk82s in 2010 to Société des Ateliers Mécaniques de Pont-sur-Sambre (SAMP) which builds Mk82s under license. [8] Saudi Arabia requested 8,000 Mk82s in 2015, along with guidance kits and other weapons. [9]
Officials said the new laser for its aircraft faced off against multiple heat-seeking missiles launched simultaneously and defeated all of them.