Glide bomb

Air Europe Naval 

First Test Bombs Dropped from HMS Queen Elizabeth’s F-35 Lightning Fighter Jets

October 19, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Aircraft Carrier, Fifth-generation jet fighter, GBU-12 Paveway II, Glide bomb, HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), Laser-guided bomb (LGB), Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Paveway II LGB, Queen Elizabeth-class CV, Royal Navy, UK, USA

The first test bombs have been dropped from F-35 Lightning fighter jets conducting trials on board Britain’s newest aircraft carrier

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Americas Bombs 

NNSA Completes Final Design Review for B61-12 Nuclear Bomb Life Extension Program (LEP)

October 3, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments B61 nuclear bomb, Glide bomb, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear weapon, Pantex Plant, Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), USA

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) has successfully completed a Final Design Review for the B61-12

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Americas Bombs 

Boeing Awarded Contract to Supply GBU-39 A/B SDB I Focused Lethality Munition to U.S. Air Force

September 11, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Boeing, GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb (SDB), Glide bomb, Precision-Guided Munition (PGM), U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), USA

Boeing Defense has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force for GBU-39 A/B Small Diameter Bomb I (SDB

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Asia-Pacific Bombs 

India Test-Fires Indigenously Developed Smart Anti Airfield Weapon (SAAW)

August 19, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Chandan Firing Range, DRDO, Glide bomb, India, Indian Air Force (IAF), Precision-Guided Munition (PGM), Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW)

India has successfully test-fired its indigenously developed light weight guided bomb, Smart Anti Airfield Weapon (SAAW) from an Indian Air

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Americas Bombs 

Raytheon StormBreaker Bomb (SDB II) Enters Operational Testing Phase

July 18, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle, GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb II, Glide bomb, Precision-Guided Munition (PGM), Raytheon, Raytheon StormBreaker, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

Raytheon StormBreaker bomb, formerly called the Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II), has entered operational testing, a step closer to

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Americas Bombs Middle East 

Lockheed Martin Signs Teaming Agreement with Rafael to Market SPICE Air-to-Surface Guidance Kits

July 18, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Glide bomb, Lockheed Martin, Precision-Guided Munition (PGM), Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Rafael SPICE Guidance Kit, USA

Lockheed Martin and Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to evaluate potential markets and

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Americas Bombs 

Dynetics Receives $470M USSOCOM Contract for GBU-69/B Small Glide Munition (SGM)

June 19, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Dynetics, GBU-69/B Small Glide Munition (SGM), Glide bomb, Precision-Guided Munition (PGM), U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), USA

Dynetics has been awarded a $470 million contract to increase production levels of the GBU-69/B Small Glide Munition (SGM) for

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Americas Bombs 

Raytheon Completes Developmental Testing of Small Diameter Bomb II

April 20, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb II, Glide bomb, Precision-Guided Munition (PGM), Raytheon, USA

Raytheon has completed developmental testing on the Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II), a key step toward bringing this new

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Americas Bombs 

Boeing Awarded Contract for GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator Bunker Buster Bombs

February 9, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Boeing, Bunker buster, GBU-57A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP), Glide bomb, Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit, Strategic bomber, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

Boeing has been awarded a contract, worth around $21 million, for the delivery of GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bunker

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Air Asia-Pacific 

China’s CH-4 UAV Completes Multi-Type Ammunition Live-Fire Test

February 1, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments CASC CH-4 / Rainbow 4, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), Glide bomb, People's Liberation Army (PLA), PR China, Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV)

China’s indigenously developed CH-4 (Caihong-4) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) conducted a six-day multi-type ammunition live-fire test successfully in January in northwestern

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