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The explosion happened at the General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems' plant in Camden, about 86 miles (138 kilometers) south of Little Rock, a company spokesperson said.
The GBU-28 C/B version uses the 5,000-pound BLU-122 bomb body, which contains AFX-757 explosive in a 4,000-pound (1,800 kg) casing machined from a single piece of ES-1 Eglin steel alloy. [10] [11] The operator illuminates a target with a laser designator and the munition guides itself to the spot of laser light reflected from the target.
The Mark 84 or BLU-117 [7] is a 2,000-pound (900 kg) American general purpose aircraft bomb. It is the largest of the Mark 80 series of weapons. Entering service during the Vietnam War, it became a commonly used US heavy unguided bomb.
Scorpion ' s keel was laid down 20 August 1958 by General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, Connecticut. She was launched 19 December 1959, sponsored by Elizabeth S. Morrison, the daughter of the last commander of the World War II -era USS Scorpion (SS-278) , Lt. Cdr. Maximilian Gmelich Schmidt (that ship was also lost with all hands, in 1944).
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Manufactured by General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, the unguided rocket system was initially developed as an air-to-air weapon and was later modified with air-to-ground capabilities.
In 2006 facility operation was assumed by General Dynamics, Ordnance and Tactical Systems from Chamberlain, and remains the current operating contractor. [ 4 ] Selected buildings at the plant are included in the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Yard-Dickson Manufacturing Co. Site and added to the National Register of Historic Places in ...
An underwater charge explosion, conducted by the US Navy. An underwater explosion (also known as an UNDEX) is a chemical or nuclear explosion that occurs under the surface of a body of water. While useful in anti-ship and submarine warfare, underwater bombs are not as effective against coastal facilities.