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{{Short description|Air-delivered anti-vehicle submunition}} |
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The '''BLU-108''' is an air-delivered [[submunition]], containing four further [[ |
The '''BLU-108''' is an air-delivered [[submunition]], containing four further [[Smart bomb|smart]] "Skeet" warheads. The system is manufactured by [[Textron|Textron Systems Weapon & Sensor Systems]] since 1992. The BLU-108 is released from a munitions dispenser, with a parachute being used to slow its descent. It then fires the four rapidly rotating skeets, which use multi-mode optical sensors to identify a variety of targets ranging from tanks and missile launchers to railway locomotives and landed aircraft. When the skeet passes over what it considers a high priority target (this priority can be changed prior to employment), it fires a 0.9 kg (2 lb) explosively formed penetrator providing armor-piercing and incendiary effects, as well as a fragmentation ring meant to damage any soft targets, primarily enemy persons, in the immediate vicinity of the target. |
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== BLU-108/B specifications == |
== BLU-108/B specifications == |
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* Length: 78.8 cm (31.0 in) |
* Length: 78.8 cm (31.0 in)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.designation-systems.net/usmilav/asetds/u-b.html#_BLU108|title=BAK to BSU/BSG - Equipment Listing|website=www.designation-systems.net}}</ref> |
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* Diameter: 13.3 cm (5.25 in) |
* Diameter: 13.3 cm (5.25 in) |
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* Maximum lateral dimension: 18.4 cm (7.25 in) |
* Maximum lateral dimension: 18.4 cm (7.25 in) |
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== Skeet specifications == |
== Skeet specifications == |
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* Height: 9.5 cm (3.75 in) |
* Height: 9.5 cm (3.75 in) |
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* Diameter: 12.7 cm (5.0 in) |
* Diameter: 12.7 cm (5.0 in) |
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* Weight: 3.4 kg (7.5 lb) |
* Weight: 3.4 kg (7.5 lb) |
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* Seeker: Dual-mode active ([[laser]]) and passive ([[infrared]]) sensors |
* Seeker: Dual-mode active ([[laser]]) and passive ([[infrared]]) sensors |
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* Explosive: 945 g (2.08 lb) [[Octol]] |
* Explosive: 945 g (2.08 lb) [[Octol]] |
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* Kill mechanism: [[Explosively formed penetrator]] and [[Fragmentation (weaponry)|fragmentation]] |
* Kill mechanism: [[Explosively formed penetrator]] and [[Fragmentation (weaponry)|fragmentation]] |
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== Weapon systems == |
== Weapon systems == |
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* [[AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon|AGM-154B Joint Standoff Weapon]] |
* [[AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon|AGM-154B Joint Standoff Weapon]] |
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* [[U-ADD (Universal aerial delivery dispenser)]] |
* [[U-ADD (Universal aerial delivery dispenser)]] |
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[[Category:Submunitions]] |
[[Category:Submunitions]] |
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[[Category:Aerial bombs of the United States]] |
[[Category:Aerial bombs of the United States]] |
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[[Category:Fire-and-forget weapons]] |
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[[Category:Military equipment introduced in the 1990s]] |
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[[Category:Textron]] |
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[[Category:Anti-tank weapons]] |
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Latest revision as of 15:25, 30 April 2022
The BLU-108 is an air-delivered submunition, containing four further smart "Skeet" warheads. The system is manufactured by Textron Systems Weapon & Sensor Systems since 1992. The BLU-108 is released from a munitions dispenser, with a parachute being used to slow its descent. It then fires the four rapidly rotating skeets, which use multi-mode optical sensors to identify a variety of targets ranging from tanks and missile launchers to railway locomotives and landed aircraft. When the skeet passes over what it considers a high priority target (this priority can be changed prior to employment), it fires a 0.9 kg (2 lb) explosively formed penetrator providing armor-piercing and incendiary effects, as well as a fragmentation ring meant to damage any soft targets, primarily enemy persons, in the immediate vicinity of the target.
BLU-108/B specifications[edit]
- Length: 78.8 cm (31.0 in)[1]
- Diameter: 13.3 cm (5.25 in)
- Maximum lateral dimension: 18.4 cm (7.25 in)
- Weight: 29.5 kg (65 lb)
Skeet specifications[edit]
- Height: 9.5 cm (3.75 in)
- Diameter: 12.7 cm (5.0 in)
- Weight: 3.4 kg (7.5 lb)
- Seeker: Dual-mode active (laser) and passive (infrared) sensors
- Explosive: 945 g (2.08 lb) Octol
- Kill mechanism: Explosively formed penetrator and fragmentation
Weapon systems[edit]
- AGM-154B Joint Standoff Weapon
- CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon
- U-ADD (Universal aerial delivery dispenser)
References[edit]
- ^ "BAK to BSU/BSG - Equipment Listing". www.designation-systems.net.
External links[edit]
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