GBU-15

GBU-15()V2/B

Description: The GBU-15 is a combat-proven guided bomb capable of destroying the most hardened targets. During the Gulf War (1991) the GBU-15 demonstrated its capabilities against Saddam Hussein's regime. It was developed to be released from the F-111 and the F-4, currently is released from the F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft.

The GBU-15 consists of modular components attached to either a Mk 84 general purpose bomb or BLU-109 penetrating warhead. Each GBU-15 has a forward guidance section, warhead adapter section, control module, airfoil components and a weapon data link. The weapon can attack using the direct attack mode, which means the pilot locks the weapon onto the target and the GBU-15 guides itself to the target, and the indirect attack mode, which means the pilot must guide actively the GBU-15 bomb via the data-link to the selected target.

The GBU-15(V)2/B was deployed in 1985 and features an Infrared (IR) guidance system.

Specifications
Dimensions: Diameter 460 mm, Length 3.9 m, Width 1.5 m

Weights: Max Weight 1,134 kg (2,500 lb)

Performance: Ceiling 9,150 m (30,020 ft), Max Range 27,780 m (91,142 ft), Min Range 9,260 m (30,381 ft)