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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 ...
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2,000lbs laser guided bomb GBU-32: United States Joint-Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) 1,000lbs precision guided bomb GBU-39/B: United States Focused-Leathality Munition (FLM) 250lbs precision guided bomb BLU-109: United States Hardened Penetration Bomb 550lbs free-fall bomb MPR-500: Israel 500lbs precision guided bomb MLGB: Israel 250lbs laser ...
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]
[1]: 132 In December 1978 the 414th Fighter Weapons Squadron got the opportunity to demonstrate how the Pave Spike pod and the new 500-pound GBU-12 Paveway II could perform at low altitude. The Air Force hosted a precision-guided munitions firepower demonstration for the secretary of defense to showcase improvements in precision munitions. The ...
The GBU-27 Paveway III (Guided Bomb Unit) is a laser-guided bomb with bunker buster capabilities, it is a GBU-24 Paveway III (fitted on the warhead of the BLU-109 bomb body) that has been redesigned to be used by the F-117A Nighthawk stealth ground attack aircraft.
Sattar-2 is a significantly improved form of its previous version; Sattar-3 is another improved version of Sattar laser-guided missile, which is said to have a warhead with 225 kg. [4] Sattar-4 is the newest variant looks very similar to the GBU-12 Paveway II in appearance. It includes a laser guidance kit and is powered by a rocket engine.