Paveway
IOC: 1968
Total Production: 250,000
EGBU-27 Paveway III
IOC: 2003
Also Known As
Enhanced Paveway III
EP3
Origin
United States of America
Contractor/s
Raytheon
Applications
Typhoon
Typhoon T1
Family Members
EGBU-10 Paveway II
EGBU-12 Paveway II
EGBU-16 Paveway II
EGBU-24 Paveway III
GBU-10 Paveway II
GBU-12 Paveway II
GBU-16 Paveway II
GBU-24 Paveway III
GBU-27 Paveway III
GBU-28 Bunker Buster
GBU-28C/B
Paveway II DMLGB
Bombs:
BLU-109
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Description:
The Laser Guided Bombs (LGB) were introduced in 1968 to meet the requirements for precision guided bombs of the US military. The semi-active LGBs home on reflected laser beam energy directed on the target. The target illumination can be done by the launching aircraft, by a third aircraft or by ground-based troops operating a laser designator. The LGBs are in fact a laser guidance kit applicable to current conventional unguided bombs.
The Laser Guided Bombs have reduced the number of weapons requested to destroy a single target while enhancing accuracy, reliability and cost-effectiveness in strike missions. The LGBs were introduced during Vietnam and afterward they have been employed over Panama, Iraq, the former Yugoslavia and Afghanistan.
The Paveway III laser guided bombs represent the third generation of LGBs and provide optimum operational flexibility through the use of an adaptive digital auto-pilot, large field of regard, and a highly sensitive seeker. They adapt to release conditions, flying the appropriate midcourse and correcting the trajectory to provide enhanced warhead effectiveness.
The EGBU-27 is an Enhanced GBU-27 derivative though the addition of GPS/INS guidance. This new guidance package added to the original laser guidance package is intended to improve reliability and GBU-27's performance in adverse weather conditions. The EGBU-27 was first employed during operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. Enhanced Paveway II bombs were tested during military campaigns such as Afghanistan and Balkans.
There are plans to add GPS/INS guidance packages to existing LGBs in the Armed Forces of the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK). The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) dropped more than 500 Enhanced Paveway bombs during operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan with excellent results. Next generation Paveway IV development builds upon success of Enhanced Paveway guidance kit.
Specifications
Weights: Max Weight 944 kg (2,081 lb), Warhead 550 kg (1,213 lb)
Performance: CEP 9 m (30 ft), Max Range 19,000 m (62,336 ft)
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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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Last Updated: Sunday, March 07, 2010
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