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A CBU-105 munition is loaded to a B-52H Stratofortress. The CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon is a United States Air Force 1,000-pound (450 kg)-class freefall Cluster Bomb Unit.It was developed and produced by Textron Defense Systems.
When fitted with the WCMD the CBU-87 Combined Effects Munition, GBU-89 GATOR and the CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon are respectively known as the CBU-103, CBU-104 and the CBU-105; the latter anti-armor weapon was deployed but not used during Operation Allied Force in the Kosovo War, and fired in combat during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
To be specific, this deal involves Textron's CBU-105 munitions, a high-altitude variant of the company's CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon. Textron's CBU-105 Sensor Fuzed Weapon, Image source: Textron.
CBU-105; CBU-107 Passive Attack Weapon (PAW) MK15; Mk 20 Rockeye II; MK22; M29; References External links. Global Security; This page was last edited on 11 February ...
On Tuesday, defense and aerospace conglomerate Textron won an enormous $640.8 million contract modification, which expanded upon an existing firm-fixed-price contract to supply 1,300 cluster bombs ...
Since the 1990s submunition-based weapons have been designed that deploy smart submunitions, using thermal and visual sensors to locate and attack particular targets, usually armored vehicles. Weapons of this type include the US CBU-97 sensor-fuzed weapon, first used in combat during Operation Iraqi Freedom, the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Some ...
A CBU-100 Rockeye deployed by an A-4 Skyhawk that opens immediately after deployment drops 247 bomblets. The CBUs are delivered to the fleet as completely assembled all-up-rounds. The cargo section of the Rockeye's Mk 7 bomb dispenser is the main structure of the weapon and contains the bombs/bomblets.
CBU-103 (CBU-87 with Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser kit) The CBU-87 Combined Effects Munition (CEM) is a cluster bomb used by the United States Air Force, developed by Aerojet General/Honeywell and introduced in 1986 to replace the earlier cluster bombs used in the Vietnam War. CBU stands for Cluster Bomb Unit.