Municiones

GBU-39B Small Diameter Bomb - uso reportado desde MQ-9, menor confianza

Also known as
  • integración GBU-39B MQ-9
  • GBU-39 en MQ-9 Reaper
  • Small Diameter Bomb MQ-9
  • SDB en MQ-9

Este registro delimitado de la GBU-39B sigue el despliegue de menor confianza en MQ-9 Reaper, en lugar de toda la familia Small Diameter Bomb. Medios oficiales estadounidenses de 2025-2026 muestran la carga de GBU-39B y su entrada en servicio en aeronaves MQ-9 mediante el BRU-78 Dual Carriage System, mientras que la fila de conflicto se mantiene cautelosa porque las fuentes públicas no confirman una liberación contra blancos iraníes.

Role in Conflicts

En el catálogo del 2020 United States-Iran Conflict, esta fila de menor confianza está vinculada a material de la Operación Epic Fury de CENTCOM que muestra bombas GBU-39B cargadas en un MQ-9 Reaper; la fuente pública respalda el despliegue en MQ-9, no una liberación confirmada de GBU-39B contra blancos iraníes.

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
Estados Unidos
Built by
Boeing
Type
Bomba planeadora guiada de precisión
Service note
2006-presente
Designer
Boeing
Designed
Década de 2000
Produced
2005-presente

Specifications

Peso
Clase de 250 libras; aproximadamente 268 lb (122 kg)
Guiado
INS/GPS con SAASM antinterferencia
Alcance
Alcance de lanzamiento a distancia superior a 40 millas náuticas
Cabeza de guerra
Munición insensible de 36 lb con efecto penetrante de explosión-fragmentación
Longitud
70,8 in (1,8 m)
Envergadura
63,3 in desplegada; 7,5 in plegada
Transporte en MQ-9
BRU-78 Dual Carriage System en MQ-9 Reaper
Variants

Esta página es una entrada delimitada sobre el despliegue en MQ-9 de la GBU-39B; la familia más amplia Small Diameter Bomb I está cubierta por el registro canónico del catálogo.

VariantConfigurationDesignation notes
GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bomb I, 250-pound GPS/INS-guided glide bomb, MunitionsGBU-39/B Small Diameter Bomb ICanonical SDB I family record

The linked record covers the wider GBU-39/B service history, specifications, combat use, and non-MQ-9 carrier aircraft.

Sources: USAF GBU-39B Fact Sheet

GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bomb IRegistro canónico de la familia SDB I

El registro enlazado cubre el historial de servicio, las especificaciones, el uso en combate y las aeronaves portadoras no MQ-9 de la GBU-39/B en sentido amplio.

Aeronaves portadoras

La evidencia pública más sólida sobre el MQ-9 corresponde a integración y carga, mientras que las filas del F-15E y el F-16 conservan el contexto más amplio de aeronaves portadoras ya respaldado por fuentes en la entrada.

CarrierCarrier typeCarriage evidence
MQ-9 Reaper, Medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned combat aerial vehicle, Aircraft & UAVsMQ-9 ReaperVehículo aéreo de combate no tripulado

Comunicados oficiales de DVIDS y AFSOC muestran la carga y entrada en servicio de GBU-39/GBU-39B en MQ-9 Reaper mediante el BRU-78 Dual Carriage System.

Sources: DVIDS MQ-9 GBU-39 loading video, AFSOC GBU-39B MQ-9 Service Entry

F-15E Strike Eagle, Dual-role strike fighter, Aircraft & UAVsF-15E Strike EagleCaza de ataque

El ACC informó que dos F-15E Strike Eagle transportaron la GBU-39/B en la primera salida de combate de la bomba en Iraq.

Sources: ACC declares small diameter bomb initially operational

F-16 Fighting Falcon, Multirole fighter aircraft, Aircraft & UAVsF-16 Fighting FalconAvión de combate

Un video de la National Guard muestra a un F-16 asignado al 416th Flight Test Squadron realizando con éxito una prueba de lanzamiento de bomba GBU-39 en Edwards Air Force Base.

Sources: National Guard F-16 GBU-39 bomb drop video

MQ-9 Integration Context

La evidencia pública sobre el MQ-9 es más sólida para integración y despliegue que para una liberación de combate identificada. DVIDS documentó un evento de carga en Creech en marzo de 2025 con dos GBU-39 en el MQ-9 Dual Carriage System, y AFSOC informó posteriormente la entrada en servicio en la primavera de 2026 para MQ-9 Reaper de la 27th Special Operations Wing en Cannon.

Portador

Aeronave pilotada remotamente MQ-9 Reaper.

Sistema de transporte

BRU-78 Dual Carriage System para transportar varias municiones de menor tamaño.

Límite de confianza

Las fuentes respaldan despliegue y carga, no una liberación confirmada contra blancos iraníes.

Timeline

GBU-39B Small Diameter Bomb - uso reportado desde MQ-9, menor confianza Key Events

  1. La GBU-39B alcanza la IOC del Air Combat Command

    La ficha informativa de la Air Force y el anuncio del ACC sitúan la entrada operacional de la GBU-39B en octubre de 2006, antes de trabajos posteriores de integración en MQ-9.

    Sources: USAF GBU-39B Fact Sheet, ACC declares small diameter bomb initially operational

  2. Primera carga de GBU-39 en el Dual Carriage System de un MQ-9

    Material de DVIDS desde Creech Air Force Base muestra a personal del 432nd Maintenance Group cargando dos GBU-39 en un MQ-9 Reaper mediante el Dual Carriage System de la aeronave.

    Sources: DVIDS MQ-9 GBU-39 loading video

  3. AFSOC informa la entrada en servicio de la GBU-39B en MQ-9 en Cannon

    Air Force Special Operations Command informó que los MQ-9 Reaper de la 27th Special Operations Wing incorporaron el GBU-39B Small Diameter Bomb Weapon System a su arsenal operacional en la primavera de 2026.

    Sources: AFSOC GBU-39B MQ-9 Service Entry

Media

GBU-39B Small Diameter Bomb - uso reportado desde MQ-9, menor confianza Videos

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