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  2. Fritz X - Wikipedia

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    Fritz X was the world's first precision guided weapon deployed in combat [1] and the first to sink a ship in combat. Fritz X was a nickname used both by Allied and Luftwaffe personnel. Alternative names include Ruhrstahl SD 1400 X , Kramer X-1 , PC 1400X or FX 1400 (the latter, along with the unguided PC 1400 Fritz nickname, is the origin for ...

  3. Joint Direct Attack Munition - Wikipedia

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    The Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) is a guidance kit that converts unguided bombs, or "dumb bombs", into all-weather precision-guided munitions (PGMs). JDAM-equipped bombs are guided by an integrated inertial guidance system coupled to a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, giving them a published range of up to 15 nautical miles (28 km).

  4. Anti-submarine weapon - Wikipedia

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    An anti-submarine weapon (ASW) is any one of a number of devices that are intended to act against a submarine and its crew, to destroy (sink) the vessel or reduce its capability as a weapon of war. In its simplest sense, an anti-submarine weapon is usually a projectile, missile or bomb that is optimized to destroy submarines.

  5. A new experimental US Air Force bomb can sink warships ... - AOL

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    A US Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber recently used a new anti-ship weapon to sink a decommissioned warship in the Pacific and a cargo ship off the coast of Florida. ... and the new bomb's ...

  6. Glide bomb - Wikipedia

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    A glide bomb or stand-off bomb is a standoff weapon with flight control surfaces to give it a flatter, gliding flight path than that of a conventional bomb without such surfaces. This allows it to be released at a distance from the target rather than right over it, allowing a successful attack without exposing the launching aircraft to anti ...

  7. The US says it has successfully practiced using a low-cost ...

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    A very specialized part of the world’s largest naval drills off the northern Hawaiian island of Kauai is gaining attention on both sides of the Pacific.

  8. DRDO Glide Bombs - Wikipedia

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    DRDO and IAF successfully tested the Long Range Bomb (LRB) on 29 October 2021 from Su-30MKI at Balasore, Odisha. The bomb was released from 10 km altitude which successfully hit a sea based target using laser guidance. It is a 1,000 kg bomb which DRDO developed as an alternative to the Spice 2000. The LRGB is part of a family of newly developed ...

  9. Depth charge - Wikipedia

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    The Mk 101 Lulu was a US nuclear depth bomb operational from 1958 to 1972. A depth charge fitted with a nuclear warhead is also known as a "nuclear depth bomb". These were designed to be dropped from a patrol plane or deployed by an anti-submarine missile from a surface ship, or another submarine, located a safe distance away.