Guided bomb - Wikipedia
A guided bomb (also known as a smart bomb, guided bomb unit, or GBU) is a precision-guided munition designed to achieve a smaller circular error probable (CEP). [1][2] The creation of precision-guided munitions resulted in the retroactive renaming of older bombs as unguided bombs or "dumb bombs".
How Smart Bombs Work - HowStuffWorks
Smart bombs use sensors and flight systems to find a specific target. Learn how smart bombs work and about smar-bomb technology such as the JDAM.
Precision-guided munition - Wikipedia
A precision-guided munition (PGM), also called a smart weapon, smart munition, or smart bomb, is a guided munition intended to hit a specific target, to minimize collateral damage and increase lethality against intended targets. [1]
Smart bomb | Guided Missile, Precision Strike & Targeting …
Smart bomb, type of precision-guided munition. Like a regular bomb, a smart bomb falls to the target solely by the force of gravity, but its fins or wings have control surfaces that move in response to guidance commands, enabling adjustments to be …
The Emergence of Smart Bombs | Air & Space Forces Magazine
The largest power plant in North Vietnam was bombed without collateral damage to the nearby dam at the Lang Chi Reservoir. Smart bombs multiplied the effectiveness of strike sorties and took out targets that were previously too difficult—including the …
The Boeing-Kratos PJDAM Is A 300-Mile Smart Bomb - Forbes
Oct 25, 2023 · The Boeing-integrated kit transforms the JDAM into a “Powered JDAM” (PJDAM) consisting of a 500-pound gravity bomb, a conventional JDAM guidance system, a wing kit and a Kratos-TDI-J85 engine.
The Air Force Is Making a Big Bet on StormBreaker Bombs - Popular Mechanics
Apr 8, 2023 · The smart weapon can expertly destroy valid military targets on the move. By Sébastien Roblin Published: Apr 08, 2023 11:00 AM EDT. Save Article. After over a decade in development, Raytheon’s...
The JDAM - JDAM Smart Bombs - HowStuffWorks
The preeminent smart-bomb technology of the day is Boeing's JDAM, which stands for Joint Direct Attack Munition. The basic idea behind the JDAM program is to outfit existing "dumb" bombs with sophisticated rear guidance sections.
Smart bombs have gone global - The Economist
Mar 25, 2021 · In 1990 just nine countries had smart bombs; powers such as China, India and most NATO states lacked the capability. A decade later 22 possessed them. By 2017 the figure was 56 (see map).
US Air Force squadron becomes first operational unit to drop ...
Dec 28, 2021 · WASHINGTON — A squadron from Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho has became the first operational unit to use the GBU-53/B StormBreaker smart bomb — a major step forward for the long-delayed...