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Mark 82 Mod 7 – Near-term solution for cluster bomb replacement that replaces the forged steel casing with a unitary "cast ductile iron" warhead and reconfigured burst height and fuze locations, dispersing iron fragmentation over a large area to fulfill area-attack requirements with less chance of unexploded ordnance. To enter service by 2018.
GBU-54 Laser-JDAM, 277 kg bomb made of the L-JDAM guidance system (passive laser seeker, GPS/INS), MK-82 bomb body and a FBM21 bomb fuse and an APS (adjustable proximity sensor). GBU-48 , 454 kg bomb made of the Enhanced Paveway II guidance system ( passive laser seeker , GPS / INS ), MK-83 bomb body and FBM21 bomb fuse.
The GBU-72 underwent a series of tests at Eglin Air Force Base. [1] [5] These included a number of ground based tests which included detonating the bomb’s warhead within an array of barriers to measure its blast and other effects, and airborne tests between July and October 2021 which included confirming "the weapon could safely release from the aircraft and validate a modified 2,000-pound ...
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).
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 .
GBU-10 Paveway II – Mk 84 or BLU-109 2,000 lb (907 kg) bomb; GBU-11 Paveway – M118 3,000 lb (1,360 kg) bomb. Saw limited use during the Vietnam War; GBU-12 Paveway II – Mk 82 500 lb (227 kg) bomb; GBU-16 Paveway II – Mk 83 1,000 lb (454 kg) bomb; GBU-58 Paveway II – Mk 81 250 lb (113.4 kg) bomb; GBU-22 Paveway III – Mk 82 500 lb ...
It was composed of a Mark 83 bomb fitted with a Paveway guidance kit and two Mk 78 solid propellant rockets that fire upon launch. Some of the most commonly used laser-guided bombs are the family of GBU-54, GBU-55, and GBU-56 Joint Direct Attack Munitions , or "Laser JDAMs" (LJDAMs), which add a laser seeker to the nose of a JDAM-equipped bomb ...
Paveway IV is a dual mode GPS/INS and laser-guided bomb manufactured by Raytheon UK (formerly Raytheon Systems Limited). [1] It is the latest iteration of the Paveway series.. The weapon is a guidance kit based on the existing Enhanced Paveway II Enhanced Computer Control Group (ECCG) added to a modified Mk 82 general-purpose bomb with increased penetration performance.