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guided bomb Weapon Systems

Weapon systems and military equipment tagged guided bomb.

7 weapon systems

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Aircraft & UAVs

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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GBU-31(V)3/B Joint Direct Attack Munition, 2,000-pound GPS/INS-guided hard-target penetrator bomb, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsGBU-31(V)3/B Joint Direct Attack Munition2,000-pound GPS/INS-guided hard-target penetrator bombSide: United StatesBuilt: Boeing / United StatesThe GBU-31(V)3/B is the hard-target penetrator variant of the 2,000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition, pairing a Boeing JDAM GPS/INS tail kit with the BLU-109 penetrator bomb body. In the United States-Iran Conflict, official U.S. reporting described Strategic Command bombers using 2,000-pound GPS penetrating weapons against deeply buried Iranian missile-launcher targets during Operation Epic Fury.

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Munitions

Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.

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GBU-31(V)1 Joint Direct Attack Munition, 2,000-pound GPS/INS-guided bomb kit, MunitionsMunitionsGBU-31(V)1 Joint Direct Attack Munition2,000-pound GPS/INS-guided bomb kitSide: Israel / United States / Yemeni government and coalition forcesBuilt: Boeing / United StatesThe GBU-31(V)1 Joint Direct Attack Munition is Boeing's 2,000-pound GPS/INS guidance kit for the Mk 84 bomb body. UN and human rights reporting has linked GBU-31-class bombs to Israeli strikes in Gaza, U.S. stand-in precision strikes during the United States-Iran Conflict, and Saudi-led coalition airstrikes in the Yemen Civil War.
Mk 84 Mod 4 2,000-pound unguided bomb, 2,000-pound unguided general-purpose bomb, MunitionsMunitionsMk 84 Mod 4 2,000-pound unguided bomb2,000-pound unguided general-purpose bombSide: Israel / Yemeni government and coalition forcesBuilt: General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems / United StatesThe Mk 84 Mod 4 is a U.S. 2,000-pound general-purpose bomb body in the Mark 80 family, used as a heavy unguided air-delivered strike weapon and as the basis for guided bomb kits. Researchers and conflict investigations have documented Mk 84-class bombs in recent air campaigns, including Israeli use in Gaza and Saudi-led coalition use during the Yemen Civil War.