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UK MoD approves plan to acquire GBU-53/B SDB II for F-35B fleet
To mitigate delays to the integration of the SPEAR 3 missile, the Ministry of Defence confirmed plans to procure SDB II ...
Last week, the F-16s of the 31st Fighter Wing, from Aviano Air Base, Italy, have started returning home after an FTD (Flying Training Deployment) at RAF Lakenheath, UK, home of the 48th Fighter Wing.
The GBU-57 MOP is the world’s most powerful non-nuclear aerial munition, packing 5,342 pounds of lethal high-explosive inside its 30,000-pound bulk. The bomb is so heavy that only the B-2 and the B-52 ...
The decision to develop our new Home Office facility in Southpointe positions GBU Life to best serve our members, ...
Our partnership with Sureify represents more than a technology upgrade—it reflects our commitment to better serving our ...
Iran claims it has captured intact U.S.-made GBU and BLU munitions following recent strikes, raising alarm over potential reverse engineering by the IRGC. According to Iranian state-linked reports, ...
Last year we found rare footage of a Spirit stealth bomber dropping a GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator. Here’s a clip showing a B-2 dropping two such bombs. As explained in an article we published ...
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US Navy successfully tests new long-range, winged JDAM out to 200 miles
An April 1 test saw the munition deployed from an F/A-18 Super Hornet, fly approximately 200 miles in 34 minutes and strike within meters of its target.
Here’s What You Need To Remember: The U.S. Air Force’s plans to modernize the B-2 platform over the coming decades while retaining the core performance features that have made it America’s staple ...
The Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II dropped a GBU-49 precision bomb for the first time in combat training at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The test on 7 November was conducted by the US Air Force ...
A B-2 Spirit drops one of two GBU-57 Massive Ordinance Penetrator bunker-busting bombs as seen in a 2019 video. Two members of the House of Representatives are preparing to introduce legislation that ...
Here’s What You Need To Remember: The need for a better UAV munition drove the development of the first micro munitions. As Western militaries shift back into a conventional focus after spending more ...
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