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Air-To-Surface Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 13 weapon systems and military equipment entries tagged Air-To-Surface, grouped by category with images, specifications, conflict context, and sources.

13 weapon systems

S-5 rocket, 57 mm unguided air-to-surface rocket, Munitions

MunitionsS-5 rocket57 mm unguided air-to-surface rocketSide: State Administration Council and allied forcesBuilt: Soviet defense industry / Soviet UnionThe S-5 is a Soviet 57 mm-class unguided rocket family built for pod-launched use on helicopters and strike aircraft. First adopted in the 1950s, it later spread into improvised ground roles and was linked by investigators to Myanmar's 16 September 2022 Let Yet Kone school attack.

Mk 62 Quickstrike naval mine, 500-pound naval mine, Munitions

MunitionsMk 62 Quickstrike naval mine500-pound naval mineSide: UnknownBuilt: U.S. Navy / United StatesThe Mk 62 Quickstrike is the U.S. Navy's 500-pound aircraft-laid naval mine, built from a converted general-purpose bomb body for shallow-water maritime area denial. Navy fact-file coverage places it in the Quickstrike family, and Air Force MineX reporting shows Mk 62 mines being loaded onto B-1B Lancers during bomber-task-force training.

SUU-30H/B dispenser, Air-delivered submunition dispenser, Munitions

MunitionsSUU-30H/B dispenserAir-delivered submunition dispenserSide: Yemeni government and coalition forcesBuilt: Milan Army Ammunition Plant / United StatesThe SUU-30H/B is a U.S.-origin, fin-stabilized submunition dispenser in the broader SUU-30 family, built as the cargo body for air-dropped cluster bomb units. METIS links the H/B dispenser to CBU-52B/B, CBU-58/B, and CBU-71/B configurations, while OSMP records identify SUU-30H/B remnants from Saudi/UAE-led coalition airstrikes in Yemen.

GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb II, Air-launched precision-guided bomb, Munitions

MunitionsGBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb IIAir-launched precision-guided bombSide: UnknownBuilt: Raytheon / United StatesThe GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb II is a U.S. air-launched precision-guided bomb built by Raytheon for all-weather attacks on moving or stationary targets. Air Force and Navy sources describe it as a 250-pound-class weapon with GPS/INS plus imaging infrared, millimeter-wave radar, and semi-active laser guidance, and Air Combat Command approved F-15E operational flights in 2020.

AGM-45 Shrike, Air-to-surface anti-radiation missile, Munitions

MunitionsAGM-45 ShrikeAir-to-surface anti-radiation missileSide: UnknownBuilt: Texas Instruments and Sperry Rand/Univac / United StatesThe AGM-45 Shrike is a U.S. air-launched anti-radiation missile developed from the AIM-7 Sparrow to home on radar emissions. It entered U.S. Navy service in 1965, later armed U.S. Air Force aircraft, and remained in U.S. inventory until 1992.

AGM-12 Bullpup, Air-to-surface guided missile, Munitions

MunitionsAGM-12 BullpupAir-to-surface guided missileSide: UnknownBuilt: Martin / Maxson Electronics / United StatesThe Martin AGM-12 Bullpup was a U.S. radio-command-guided air-to-surface missile family developed in the 1950s for short-range attack. It entered Navy fleet service in 1959, later expanded into Bullpup B and C variants, and became one of the signature guided strike weapons carried by early attack aircraft.

Chameleon 3 guided-bomb configuration, Bomb guidance kit, Munitions

MunitionsChameleon 3 guided-bomb configurationBomb guidance kitSide: IsraelBuilt: Not publicly disclosed / IsraelChameleon 3 is a publicly undocumented Israeli bomb guidance kit identified on recovered parts as "3 Zikit" and documented by OSMP in Khan Younis during the Israel-Hamas War. OSMP says the recovered assembly appears similar to Elbit's Lizard family and the broader Paveway-style modular guidance concept, but the manufacturer and full production history remain public unknowns.

CBU-89 Gator mine, Cluster munition, Munitions

MunitionsCBU-89 Gator mineCluster munitionSide: UnknownBuilt: GenCorp Aerojet / Aerojet Ordnance Company / United StatesThe CBU-89 Gator mine is a U.S.-origin air-delivered cluster munition that emplaces scatterable mines from a SUU-64/B Tactical Munitions Dispenser. Reference sources describe the weapon as a 1,000-pound class munition with BLU-91/B antitank mines, BLU-92/B antipersonnel mines, and an optional FZU-39 proximity sensor.

Unidentified Israeli turbojet-powered one-way-attack munition, One-way-attack munition, Munitions

MunitionsUnidentified Israeli turbojet-powered one-way-attack munitionOne-way-attack munitionSide: IsraelBuilt: Unidentified Israeli manufacturer / IsraelARES tracks this provisional Israeli-origin munition as TMID-0011: a turbojet-powered one-way-attack weapon assessed as a guided UAV or loitering-munition missile. ARES says no publicly acknowledged Israeli munition closely fits the remnants, with the closest public analogue probably being the U.S. AGM-190 Black Arrow. Open-source reporting places it in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas War and also documents related strikes in Lebanon and Iran, while the launch platform remains unidentified.

LS-6 guided bomb family, Satellite-aided inertially guided glide bomb family, Munitions

MunitionsLS-6 guided bomb familySatellite-aided inertially guided glide bomb familySide: UnknownBuilt: Luoyang Optoelectro Technology Development Center / ChinaThe LS-6 guided bomb family is a Chinese satellite-aided inertially guided glide-bomb kit from the Luoyang Optoelectro Technology Development Center. Public references describe 50 kg, 100 kg, 250 kg, and 500 kg variants, GPS/INS guidance, and compact derivatives intended for internal carriage on stealth fighters such as the Chengdu J-20.

AGM-62 Walleye, TV-guided glide bomb family, Munitions

MunitionsAGM-62 WalleyeTV-guided glide bomb familySide: UnknownBuilt: Martin Marietta / Hughes / United StatesThe AGM-62 Walleye is a U.S. TV-guided glide bomb family developed at China Lake by the Naval Ordnance Test Station and later produced by Martin Marietta, with Walleye II built by Hughes under subcontract. The unpowered weapon used a nose-mounted television camera for lock-on guidance, entered Navy service in 1967, and later evolved into larger, extended-range, and data-link versions.

5-inch rockets, Unguided 5-inch rocket family, Munitions

Munitions5-inch rocketsUnguided 5-inch rocket familySide: UnknownBuilt: Hunter-Douglas Div., Bridgeport Brass Co. / United StatesThe 5-inch rockets family covers U.S. air-to-surface rockets from the World War II HVAR, also called Holy Moses, through the later Zuni 5-inch FFAR. Smithsonian sources describe the HVAR as an effective Navy weapon that remained operational until 1955, while the Zuni entered service around 1958 with folding fins and continued in use into the 1980s. AV-8B inventory documentation still lists 5-inch rockets among the Harrier's air-to-ground stores.

CBU-103 Wind-Corrected Munitions Dispenser, Wind-corrected munition dispenser, Munitions

MunitionsCBU-103 Wind-Corrected Munitions DispenserWind-corrected munition dispenserSide: UnknownBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe CBU-103 Wind-Corrected Munitions Dispenser is the WCMD-equipped version of the U.S. CBU-87/B Combined Effects Munition, pairing the free-fall cluster bomb body with a wind-correcting tail kit for more accurate delivery.