Glide bomb

Americas Bombs 

AFNWC Receives Approval to Enter Production Phase for B61-12 Nuclear Gravity Bomb’s New Guided Tail-Kit Assembly

December 8, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments B61 nuclear bomb, Glide bomb, Nuclear weapon, U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC), USA

The U.S. Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC) received formal approval in late October to enter the production phase for

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Air Americas Bombs 

F-35A Lightning II Fighter Jet Drops GBU-49 Guided Bomb in Combat Training for First Time

November 24, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Eglin AFB, Fifth-generation jet fighter, GBU-49 Enhanced Paveway II, Glide bomb, Laser-guided bomb (LGB), Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

The 388th Fighter Wing’s 34th Fighter Squadron recently returned from a weapons evaluation exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida,

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Bombs Europe 

U.S. Approves Sale of Precision Guided Munitions to NATO Support and Procurement Agency

November 20, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Glide bomb, Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM), NATO, NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), Paveway II LGB, Precision-Guided Munition (PGM), USA

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of precision guided munitions (PGM) kits to the

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Air Europe Naval 

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

October 19, 2018October 20, 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, Westlant 18

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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