• The GBU-10 Paveway II is an American Paveway-series laser-guided bomb, based on the Mk 84 general-purpose bomb, but with laser seeking capabilities and...
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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) general-purpose bomb, but with the addition of a nose-mounted...
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    guidance electronics. The Paveway series of bombs includes: GBU-10 Paveway II – Mk 84 or BLU-109 2,000 lb (907 kg) bomb GBU-11 Paveway – M118 3,000 lb (1,360...
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    GBU-24 Paveway III or simply GBU-24 is a family of laser-guided bombs, a sub-group of the larger Raytheon Paveway III family of weapons. The Paveway guidance...
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  • 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...
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  • to replace the GBU-28. Israel is also reportedly interested. GBU-72 Janes (29 November 2022), "GBU‐28 Paveway III and Enhanced Paveway III", Janes Weapons:...
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  • Bible study GBU-10 Paveway II, an American Paveway-series laser-guided bomb GBU-12 Paveway II, an American aerial laser-guided bomb GBU-15, an unpowered...
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  • precision-guided munitions, including the GBU-10/GBU-24/GBU-27 Paveway laser-guided bombs, GBU-15 electro-optical bomb, GBU-31 JDAM and Quickstrike sea mines...
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    The GBU-53/B StormBreaker, previously known as the Small Diameter Bomb II, is an American air-launched, precision-guided glide bomb. Development was started...
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  • Bomb Unit‐72 (GBU‐72), also known as the Advanced 5K (A5K) Penetrator, is a bunker busting bomb developed in the United States. The GBU-72 is described...
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    The GBU-8 Homing Bomb System (HOBOS) is a 2,000 lb (910 kg) electro-optical guided bomb developed for the United States Air Force. The GBU-8 consists of...
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    The GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) is a 250-pound (110 kg) precision-guided glide bomb that is intended to allow aircraft to carry a greater number...
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  • needed] In recognition of these advantages, most weapons including the Paveway, GBU-15, and the AGM-130 have been upgraded with a GPS capability. This enhancement...
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    for use with F-15E Strike Eagle, F-111 'Aardvark' and F-4 Phantom II aircraft. The GBU-15 has long-range maritime anti-ship capability with the B-52 Stratofortress...
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  • The GBU-44/B Viper Strike glide bomb was a GPS-aided laser-guided variant of the Northrop Grumman Brilliant Anti-Tank (BAT) munition which originally...
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    BLU-109 bomb (redirect from GBU-31 (V)4/B)
    marks of the GBU-15 electro-optically guided bomb, the GBU-24 Paveway III and GBU-27 Paveway III laser-guided bombs, as well as the GBU-31 Joint Direct...
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    The Mk44 Bushmaster II is a 30 mm chain gun manufactured by Northrop Grumman. It is a derivative of the 25 mm M242 Bushmaster, and uses 70% of the same...
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  • Group UK Limited., retrieved 29 May 2023 Janes (1 June 2023), "GBU-10/12/16/58 Paveway II", Janes Weapons: Air Launched, Coulsdon, Surrey: Jane's Group...
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    as it is an unpowered bomb with guidance avionics, similar to the older GBU-15. The JSOW is a fire-and-forget weapon that employs a tightly coupled GPS/INS...
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    America. Developed in 1984, it is effectively a rocket-boosted version of the GBU-15 bomb. It first entered operational service on 11 January 1999, and was...
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    primarily mounted in the United States Air Force's Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II. Designed to destroy a wide variety of ground targets, the Avenger...
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    continued to be used such as in the 1991 Iraq War and in Afghanistan with larger GBU-43/B MOAB bombs. Due to the extended range of its missiles, Rapid Dragon...
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    York City: Berkley Publishing Group. pp. 372–374. ISBN 0-425-19834-0. Clark II, Clair William (2002). Land, Sea and Foreign Shore: A Missileer's Story. Xlibris...
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    Mk-82 Mk-84 GBU-8 GBU-10 Paveway II GBU-12 Paveway II GBU-15 GBU-24 Paveway III GBU-27 Paveway III GBU-28 GBU-31, GB-32, GB-38 JDAM GBU-39 Small Diameter...
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    The development of the M18A1 mine dates back to work done during World War II. The Misnay–Schardin effect was independently discovered during that war by...
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    the nine F-111s targeting Bab al-Azizia, only three placed their GBU-10 Paveway II bombs on target. One F-111 was shot down by a Libyan SAM over the...
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    World Policy Institute. November 2000. Archived from the original on 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2010-07-15. #Devon (12 August 2017). "kurds attack mountain...
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    US NAVY MK14 SEI MOD 0. Retrieved on October 5, 2008. Cox, Matthew (2017-10-31). "US Army to Search for New 7.62mm Rifle". Military.com. Archived from...
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    Delta II was an expendable launch system, originally designed and built by McDonnell Douglas, and sometimes known as the Thorad Delta 1. Delta II was part...
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    and 2005. By September 2007, the expected project cost had increased to US$10.4 billion. In December 2005, following the third SBIRS Nunn-McCurdy violation...
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