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Americas Bombs 

Raytheon’s StormBreaker Completes First Guided Release from Super Hornet in U.S. Navy Flight Test

June 15, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Glide bomb, Precision-Guided Munition (PGM), Raytheon Missiles & Defense, Raytheon StormBreaker, U.S. Navy (USN), USA

Raytheon Missiles & Defense completed the first guided release of a StormBreaker smart weapon from an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter

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Bombs Middle East 

Turkey Tests HGK-84 LAB Laser-Guided Bomb

May 18, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Glide bomb, HGK guidance kit, HGK-84 LAB, Laser-guided bomb (LGB), Mk 81/82/83/84 GP bombs, TÜBİTAK SAGE, Turkey

Turkey has conducted a successful test of its indigenously-developed HGK-84 LAB laser-guided bomb (LGB), the country’s Ministry of National Defence

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Americas Bombs Missiles 

Boeing Developing Powered JDAM as Low-Cost Alternative to Cruise Missiles

March 6, 2020 Arun Mathew 1 Comment Boeing, Cruise missile, Glide bomb, Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM), Powered JDAM, Precision-Guided Munition (PGM), Standoff missile, USA

Boeing is developing an engine-equipped version of its Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM), called Powered JDAM, as a low-cost alternative

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Air Americas Bombs 

GA-ASI Demos Small Glide Munition Launched from Gray Eagle ER

November 22, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Dynetics, GBU-69/B Small Glide Munition (SGM), General Atomics, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI), Glide bomb, MQ-1C Gray Eagle ER, U.S. Army, Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV), USA

A U.S. Army MQ-1C ER Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) manufactured by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems,

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Americas Bombs Technology 

U.S. Army Tests Ability to Redirect Munitions in Flight

October 15, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments GBU-69/B Small Glide Munition (SGM), Glide bomb, NAWS China Lake, U.S. Army, USA

The U.S. Army successfully tested its ability to redirect munitions in flight on Aug. 28 in an experiment over the

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Americas Bombs 

GBU-69/B Small Glide Munition Completes Autonomous Test from Drone

October 9, 2019October 9, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Dynetics, GBU-69/B Small Glide Munition (SGM), General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle, Glide bomb, Raytheon X-Net, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV), US Army Special Operations Aviation Command (ARSOAC), USA

The U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command (ARSOAC), working in conjunction with the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), successfully conducted

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Americas Bombs 

Raytheon Awarded $200 Million Small Diameter Bomb II Life Cycle Support Contract

October 1, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb II, Glide bomb, Raytheon, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

Raytheon Missile Systems has been awarded a $200 million U.S. Air Force indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for life cycle support of Small

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Bombs Middle East 

Rafael Tests New Automatic Target Recognition Capability for its SPICE-250 Air-To-Surface Munition

June 22, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Glide bomb, Israel, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Rafael SPICE Guidance Kit, SPICE 250

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. unveils it has successfully tested and demonstrated a new Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) capability for

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Americas Bombs 

Raytheon’s StormBreaker Smart Weapon Completes Operational Testing

June 17, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Glide bomb, Precision-Guided Munition (PGM), Raytheon, Raytheon StormBreaker, USA

Raytheon Company’s StormBreaker weapon has completed all operational test drops, moving it closer to initial operational capability. The StormBreaker tri-mode

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Asia-Pacific Bombs 

India Signs Contract with Israel to Procure Over 100 SPICE 2000 Glide Bombs

June 7, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Dassault Mirage 2000, Glide bomb, India, Indian Air Force (IAF), Israel, Mk 81/82/83/84 GP bombs, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Rafael SPICE Guidance Kit, SPICE 2000

India on Thursday signed a contract with Israel to procure additional 100+ SPICE 2000 glide bombs worth over Rs. 300

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