GBU-37
Encyclopedia
The GBU-37 Global Positioning System Aided Munition (GAM) was developed for use with the B-2
Bomber. The bomb can penetrate hardened targets or targets buried deep underground. It became operational in 1997. It has been replaced on the B-2 by the 5000-pound GPS
-aided/INS-guided GBU-28
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B-2 Spirit
The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit is an American heavy bomber with low observable stealth technology designed to penetrate dense anti-aircraft defenses and deploy both conventional and nuclear weapons. The bomber has a crew of two and can drop up to eighty -class JDAM GPS-guided bombs, or sixteen ...
Bomber. The bomb can penetrate hardened targets or targets buried deep underground. It became operational in 1997. It has been replaced on the B-2 by the 5000-pound GPS
Global Positioning System
The Global Positioning System is a space-based global navigation satellite system that provides location and time information in all weather, anywhere on or near the Earth, where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites...
-aided/INS-guided GBU-28
GBU-28
The Guided Bomb Unit 28 is a 5,000 pound laser-guided "bunker busting" bomb nicknamed "Deep Throat" produced originally by the Watervliet Arsenal, Watervliet, New York. It was designed, manufactured, and deployed in less than three weeks due to an urgent need during Operation Desert Storm to...
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| GBU-37 | |
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| Primary Function: | 4,700 pound (2,136 kg) unpowered, hard target GPS guided weapon |
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| Range: | More than 5 nautical miles (9 km) |
| Warhead: | BLU-113 penetrator |