Paveway
IOC: 1968
Total Production: 250,000
GBU-24 Paveway III
IOC: 1983
Origin
United States of America
Contractor/s
Raytheon
Applications
F-14D Tomcat
F-15E Strike Eagle
F-15K Slam Eagle
F-16C Block 32
F-16C Block 40
F-16C Block 42
F-16C Block 50
F-16C Block 52
F-16C Fighting Falcon
F-16D Block 32
F-16D Block 40
F-16D Block 42
F-16D Block 50
F-16D Block 52
F-16D Fighting Falcon
F-16E Desert Falcon
F-16F Desert Falcon
F-16I Soufa
F/A-18E Super Hornet
F/A-18F Super Hornet
Tornado Gr4
Tornado IDS
Family Members
EGBU-12 Paveway II
EGBU-16 Paveway II
EGBU-27 Paveway III
GBU-10 Paveway II
GBU-12 Paveway II
GBU-16 Paveway II
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 GBU-24 consists of a MK-84 2,000 pound (1,000 kg) bomb with an improved laser guidance package. The MK-84 bomb can be replaced by a BLU-109 warhead and eventually by other penetration bombs. The GBU-24 was designed to engage targets in low altitude and with greater standoff ranges delivery conditions. The GBU-24 has larger wings for enhanced maneuverability.
Specifications
Weights: Max Weight 944 kg (2,081 lb), Warhead 429 kg (946 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: Saturday, December 20, 2008
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