Paveway
IOC: 1968
Total Production: 250,000
GBU-28 Bunker Buster
IOC: 1991
Production: 300
Unitary Cost: USD$145,000
Also Known As:
EGBU-28B/B, GBU-28B/B
Origin:United States of America
Contractor/s:
Raytheon
Description:
The GBU-28 is a special bomb developed for penetrating bunkers located deep underground. GBU-28 consists of a modified tube of artillery fitted with an added laser guidance package, the same used on the GBU-27 bomb. The GBU-28 fulfils the requirements of the US Air Force for penetrating Iraqi bunkers located deep underground during the Gulf war in 1991. The GBU-28 can penetrate more than six meters of concrete or more than 30 meters of earth.
The GBU-28 bunker-buster bomb armed with the BLU-113 penetrator warhead has been employed during Desert Storm (1991) and Enduring Freedom (2002) military operations, over Iraq and Afghanistan respectively.
Specifications
Dimensions: Diameter 370 mm , Length 7.6 m , Width 1.7 m
Weights: Max Weight 2,002 kg (4,414 lb) , Warhead 286 kg (631 lb)
Performance: CEP 9 m (30 ft) , Max Range 9,500 m (31,168 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: Wednesday, July 02, 2008
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