Tag: GBU-39
Operational F-22 Raptor Drops GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs for First Time
US Air Force F-22 Raptors performed the first operational deployment of GBU-39 air/ground weapon dropping Small Diameter Bombs (SDB) during exercise Combat Hammer.
MBDA Unveils Small Guided Bomb at Farnborough
MBDA Missile Systems have unveiled a small laser+GPS/INS guided weapon developed with company funding at MBDA’s U.S. subsidiary. The weapon called Small Air Bomb...
F-22A Begins SDB Weapon Integration Test Flights
The US Air Force began integration testing of the F-22A Raptor and the GBU-39/B Small-Diameter Bomb (SDB). Testing is conducted since February 2007 by the 411th Flight...
Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) – GBU – 39
The new 250 pound class bombs are designed to provide high precision and effective stand-off range when launched from fighter bombers or unmanned platforms....
Modern Bombers Applications for Conventional Warfare
Start < Page 8 of 9 > The high combat effectiveness demonstrated by precision guided weapons brought the US Air Force to reconsider the employment and...
