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The Army began research into laser guidance systems in 1962 and by 1967 the Air Force had conducted a competitive evaluation leading to full development of the BOLT-117. Although its 1968 combat evaluation was considered highly successful, it was decided to discontinue use of the BOLT-117 in favor of a 2,000-pound LGB called the GBU-10. The larger bomb had proven twice as accurate and had far more explosive power. While production of the BOLT-117 was limited, its impact on airpower was revolutionary. Laser guidance kits turned
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The BOLT-117 (BOmb, Laser Terminal-117) was the world's first laser guided bomb (LGB). It consisted of a standard 750-pound bomb case with a KMU-342 laser guidance and control kit.
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control surfaces for flight maneuvering. The control module contains the autopilot, which collects steering data from the guidance section and converts the information into signals that move the wing control surfaces to change the weapon's flight path. The GBU-15 may be used in direct or indirect attack. In a direct attack, the pilot selects a target before launch, locks the weapon guidance system onto it and launches the weapon. The weapon automatically guides itself to the target, enabling the pilot to leave the area. In an indirect attack, the weapon is guided by remote control after launch. The pilot releases the weapon and, via remote control, searches for the target. Once the target is acquired, the weapon can be locked to the target or manually guided via the date-link system. This highly maneuverable weapon has an optimal, low-to-medium altitude delivery capability with pinpoint accuracy. It also has a standoff capability. Desert Storm F-111F pilots used GBU-15 glide bombs to seal flaming oil pipeline manifolds sabotaged by Saddam Hussein's troops. The Air Force Development Test Center, Eglin AFB, Fla., began developing the GBU-15 in 1974. It was a product improvement of the early guided bombs used during the Southeast Asia conflict. Flight testing of the weapon began in 1975. The GBU-15 with television guidance, completed full-scale operational test and evaluation in November 1983. In February 1985, initial operational test and evaluation was completed on the imaging infrared guidance seeker. In December 1987, the program management responsibility for the GBU-15 weapon system transferred from the Air Force Systems Command to the Air Force Logistics Command. The commands merged to become the Air Force Materiel Command in 1992.
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Primary function Contractor Length Launch weight Diameter Wingspan Range M ax. altitude Speed Air-to-surface guided glide bomb Rockwell International Corp. 12 ft 10.5 in 3.91 m 2,500 lb 1,134 kg 18 in 45.7 cm 4 ft 11 in 1.49 m Classified cca 30,000 ft 9,091 m Classified Television or imaging infrared seeker via data link
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Mk-84 general purpose or BLU-109 penetrating bombs 1983 TV: $195,000 IR: $300,000 Classified
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Primary function Targets Service Close air support, interdiction, offensive counter air, naval anti- surface warfare Mobile hard, fixed hard, fixed soft U.S.Air Force
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than half the original $40,000 estimate. As a result of JDAM's pilot program status, low-rate initial production was accelerated nine months, to the latter half of FY 1997. JDAM will be carried on virtually all Air Force fighters and bombers, including the B-1, B-2, B-52, F-15E, F-16, F-22, F-117, AND F/A-18. JDAM was certified as operational capable on the B-2 in July 1997. The JDAM program is nearing the end of its development phase. More than 250 flight tests involved five Air Force and Navy aircraft. The 11 Feb 1998 drop from a B-1B was the 122nd guided JDAM launch. Early operational capability JDAMs have been delivered to Whiteman AFB, Mo., and low-rate, initial production JDAM deliveries begin on 02 May 1998. The JDAM product improvement program may add a terminal seeker for precision guidance and other system improvements to existing JDAMs to provide the Air Force with 3-meter precision and improved anti-jamming capability. The Air Force is evaluating several alternatives and estimates that the seeker could be available for operations by 2004. The seeker kit could be used by both the 2,000pound blast fragmentation and penetrator JDAMs.
General characteristics
Close air support, interdiction, offensive counterair, Primary function suppression of enemy air defense, naval anti-surface warfare, amphibious strike Mobile hard, mobile soft, fixed hard, fixed soft, maritime Targets surface Variant JDAM, JDAM-PIP Service US Air Force, US Navy JDAM 1997 First capability JDAM-PIP 2004 JDAM GPS/INS (autonomn) GPS/INS mid-course with a Guidance JDAM-PIP terminal seeker yet to be selected Range 5.75 miles 9.3 km GPS/INS 13 m JDAM Circular error INS 30 m probable JDAM-PIP 3m
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Platforms
US Navy 12,000 US Air Force 62,000 5,000--kits to be added to basic JDAM-PIP JDAM B-52, B-1, B-2, F-22, F-16, F-15E, F- 117, F-14 A/B/D, F/A-18C/D, F/A-18E/F, P-3, S-3.
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