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Gps-Guided Weapons and Military Equipment

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

13 weapon systems

GBU-31 Mk-84, BLU-109 JDAM, 2,000-pound GPS/INS-guided bomb, Munitions

MunitionsGBU-31 Mk-84, BLU-109 JDAM2,000-pound GPS/INS-guided bombSide: UnknownBuilt: Boeing / United StatesThe GBU-31 Mk-84, BLU-109 JDAM designation covers Boeing's 2,000-pound JDAM configuration for the Mk 84 and BLU-109 bomb bodies. U.S. Air Force background material identifies the GBU-31 family as a GPS/INS-guided bomb kit, and Boeing's F-15 weapons inventory lists the configuration in the aircraft's external carriage matrix.

GBU-31(V)1 Joint Direct Attack Munition, 2,000-pound JDAM bomb, Munitions

MunitionsGBU-31(V)1 Joint Direct Attack Munition2,000-pound JDAM bombSide: UnknownBuilt: Boeing / United StatesThe GBU-31(V)1 Joint Direct Attack Munition is Boeing's U.S.-origin 2,000-pound GPS/INS guidance kit for the Mk 84 bomb body. It is a standard heavy JDAM configuration and appears in documented F-15 Baz strike loadouts as a carrier-compatible precision bomb.

GBU-31 JDAM guided bomb, 2,000-pound JDAM guided bomb, Munitions

MunitionsGBU-31 JDAM guided bomb2,000-pound JDAM guided bombSide: UnknownBuilt: Boeing / United StatesThe GBU-31 JDAM guided bomb is Boeing's 2,000-pound GPS/INS guidance kit family for Mk 84 and BLU-109 bomb bodies. The F-35C Fast Facts sheet lists two GBU-31 JDAM guided bombs in the carrier variant's standard internal weapons load.

M982 Excalibur guided artillery projectile, 155 mm GPS/INS-guided artillery projectile, Munitions

MunitionsM982 Excalibur guided artillery projectile155 mm GPS/INS-guided artillery projectileSide: U.S.-led coalition and partner forcesUnited States and Afghan government forcesBuilt: Raytheon and BAE Systems Bofors / United States and SwedenM982 Excalibur is a co-developed U.S.-Swedish 155 mm precision artillery projectile that gives compatible howitzers first-round guided effects at extended range. In this catalog it is documented with U.S.-led coalition use in Operation Inherent Resolve and U.S. fielding and combat-use evidence from the War in Afghanistan.

GMLRS guided rocket, 227 mm guided artillery rocket, Munitions

MunitionsGMLRS guided rocket227 mm guided artillery rocketSide: UnspecifiedU.S.-led coalition and partner forcesBuilt: Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control / United StatesGMLRS is the GPS-aided, inertial-guided 227 mm rocket family fired from HIMARS and M270 launchers. In Operation Inherent Resolve it appears as the precision rocket munition behind U.S. coalition HIMARS fires, including documented rocket strikes supporting Iraqi and Syrian partner forces and later CJTF-OIR live-fire activity in Northeast Syria.

GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bomb I, 250-pound GPS/INS-guided glide bomb, Munitions

MunitionsGBU-39/B Small Diameter Bomb I250-pound GPS/INS-guided glide bombSide: United StatesIsraelBuilt: Boeing / United StatesThe GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bomb I is a U.S.-built 250-pound GPS/INS-guided glide bomb designed for standoff precision strikes and reduced collateral damage. Boeing and Air Force sources show it fits fighters, bombers, F/A-22 and F-35 aircraft, entered Air Combat Command service in 2006, and later appeared in Iraq and Gaza combat reporting.

GBU-54 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition, 500-pound dual-mode guided bomb, Munitions

MunitionsGBU-54 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition500-pound dual-mode guided bombSide: IsraelBuilt: Boeing / United StatesThe GBU-54 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition is Boeing's 500-pound JDAM variant with a DSU-38 laser seeker, combining GPS/INS navigation with terminal laser guidance for moving or relocatable targets. U.S. Navy and Air Force reporting say it reached IOC in FY2012, costs about $24,164, and has appeared in Israeli F-16 loadouts during the Israel-Hamas War.

GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munition, 500-pound GPS/INS-guided bomb kit, Munitions

MunitionsGBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munition500-pound GPS/INS-guided bomb kitSide: UnknownBuilt: Boeing / United StatesGBU-38 is the 500-pound JDAM variant of Boeing's GPS/INS-guided bomb kit, built around the Mk 82 body for accurate air-to-surface strike. The Air Force fact sheet lists a 92.6-inch length, 558-pound launch weight, 14-inch wingspan, and an approximate $22,000 tailkit cost in fiscal 2007 dollars, while a 2025 QUICKSINK photo shows Airmen loading GBU-38s onto a B-2 Spirit for maritime-defense testing.

GBU-49 Enhanced Paveway II, 500-pound GPS/laser-guided bomb, Munitions

MunitionsGBU-49 Enhanced Paveway II500-pound GPS/laser-guided bombSide: UnknownBuilt: Raytheon / United StatesThe GBU-49 Enhanced Paveway II is a U.S.-origin 500-pound-class dual-mode GPS/laser-guided bomb in Raytheon's Paveway family. It adds GPS/INS to a laser-guided bomb body for all-weather precision attack, and Textron Aviation Defense lists it among the AT-6 Wolverine's supported loads.

Mk-82 JDAM-ER, Extended-range GPS/INS-guided bomb, Munitions

MunitionsMk-82 JDAM-ERExtended-range GPS/INS-guided bombSide: UnknownBuilt: Boeing / Defence Science and Technology Group / Australia / United StatesMk-82 JDAM-ER is Boeing's extended-range wing-kit version of the Mk-82 500-pound JDAM bomb body. Developed with Australia's Defence Science and Technology Group, it turns a standard GPS/INS-guided bomb into a standoff glide weapon with more than triple the range of the base JDAM and Royal Australian Air Force service beginning in 2015.

GBU-43/B MOAB, GPS/INS-guided massive ordnance air blast bomb, Munitions

MunitionsGBU-43/B MOABGPS/INS-guided massive ordnance air blast bombSide: United States and Afghan government forcesBuilt: Air Force Research Laboratory and Dynetics / United StatesThe GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast, widely known as MOAB, is a very large U.S. GPS/INS-guided conventional bomb developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory with Dynetics support. Its only documented combat use was a 2017 U.S. strike on an ISIS-K tunnel complex in Afghanistan, where its blast effect was selected to collapse defenses and reduce risk to Afghan and U.S. clearing forces.

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.

Joint Precision Air Drop System, GPS-guided airdrop system with steerable parachute bundles, Support Equipment

Support EquipmentJoint Precision Air Drop SystemGPS-guided airdrop system with steerable parachute bundlesSide: UnknownBuilt: Airborne Systems North America / United StatesJoint Precision Air Drop System (JPADS) is a U.S. GPS-guided airdrop system that uses steerable parachutes and onboard avionics to guide cargo bundles to a designated landing point. Airborne Systems describes its JPADS/GPADS line as a mature family spanning 25- to 10,000-pound payloads, with shared GPS and inertial avionics, mission-planning software compatibility, and use by U.S. and foreign militaries.