GBU-10 Paveway II

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GBU-10 Paveway II

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General Information
Type laser guided bomb
Manufacturer Lockheed Martin & Raytheon
development 1976
Technical specifications
length 4.34 m
diameter 460 mm
Range 14.8 km
Furnishing
Weapon platforms F-15E
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The GBU-10 Paveway II is a US laser-guided bomb developed on the basis of the Mark 84 multi-purpose free-fall bomb. The GBU-10 belongs to the Paveway series. This bomb was used from 1976. The US Navy , Air Force and Marine Corps of the United States as well as the Royal Australian Air Force and the other members of NATO use GBU-10.

The GBU-10 and the other Paveway series bombs were designed by Lockheed Martin and Raytheon . GBU-10 development centers are in Arizona , Texas, and New Mexico .

literature

  • Norman Friedman, The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapons Systems, 1997-1998 , Naval Institute Press, 1997, p. 254, ISBN 9781557502681

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