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Precision-Guided Munition Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 15 weapon systems and military equipment entries tagged Precision-Guided Munition, grouped by category with images, specifications, conflict context, and sources.

15 weapon systems

SPICE 1000/Mk 83 guided-bomb configuration, Precision-guided bomb kit, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsSPICE 1000/Mk 83 guided-bomb configurationPrecision-guided bomb kitSide: IsraelBuilt: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems / IsraelRafael's SPICE 1000/Mk 83 guided-bomb configuration turns 1,000-pound Mk 83-series bombs into stand-off precision weapons. The Israeli Air Force has documented use of the configuration in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas War.

9M55K6 self-guiding submunition rocket, 300 mm rocket with 9N268 self-guiding submunitions, Munitions

Munitions9M55K6 self-guiding submunition rocket300 mm rocket with 9N268 self-guiding submunitionsSide: UnknownBuilt: NPO Splav / RussiaThe 9M55K6 is a Russian 300 mm Smerch rocket armed with five 9N268 self-targeting submunitions for top-attack strikes on armoured groupings and tanks. Missilery lists it at 800 kg, 7,600 mm long, and 25 to 70 km range, while Rosoboronexport includes it in its 300 mm land-forces ammunition catalog.

9M533 self-guiding submunition rocket, 300 mm rocket with 9N268 self-guiding submunitions, Munitions

Munitions9M533 self-guiding submunition rocket300 mm rocket with 9N268 self-guiding submunitionsSide: UnknownBuilt: NPO Splav / RussiaThe 9M533 self-guiding submunition rocket is a Russian 300 mm Smerch-family guided rocket carrying 9N268 sensor-fuzed submunitions. Missilery describes it as a top-attack round for armoured groupings and tanks, while METIS notes it is essentially the same as the 9M55K6 aside from the fitted rocket motor.

9M532 miniature self-guiding submunition rocket, 300 mm rocket with miniature self-guiding submunitions, Munitions

Munitions9M532 miniature self-guiding submunition rocket300 mm rocket with miniature self-guiding submunitionsSide: UnknownBuilt: NPO Splav / RussiaThe 9M532 is a Russian 300 mm Smerch-family rocket that carries 20 9N282 Gnom sensor-fuzed submunitions for top-attack use against armored vehicles and tanks. Missilery describes it as a 2004 export-era round designed for the 9K58 Smerch multiple launch rocket system, with a 243 kg warhead, 815 kg launch weight, and 25 to 90 km firing range.

9M526 self-guiding submunition rocket, 300 mm rocket with self-guiding submunitions, Munitions

Munitions9M526 self-guiding submunition rocket300 mm rocket with self-guiding submunitionsSide: UnknownBuilt: NPO Splav / RussiaThe 9M526 self-guiding submunition rocket is a Russian 300 mm Smerch round with a cluster warhead carrying five Motiv-3M self-targeting submunitions. Missilery describes it as a top-attack rocket for armoured groupings and tanks, designed for the Smerch multiple launch rocket system and completed in 2004.

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.

GBU-15 Guided Bomb Unit, Air-to-surface guided glide bomb, Munitions

MunitionsGBU-15 Guided Bomb UnitAir-to-surface guided glide bombSide: UnknownBuilt: Boeing North American / Raytheon Systems / United StatesThe GBU-15 Guided Bomb Unit is a U.S. unpowered glide bomb built for man-in-the-loop television or imaging-infrared guidance against high-value targets. The Air Force fact sheet says Boeing North American built the legacy version and Raytheon Systems built the enhanced version, while the weapon is now only deployed from the F-15E Strike Eagle.

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.

SPICE 250 guided bomb, Guided bomb, Munitions

MunitionsSPICE 250 guided bombGuided bombSide: IsraelBuilt: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems / IsraelSPICE 250 is Rafael's 125 kg-class Israeli stand-off guided bomb, marketed as an all-up round for fighter aircraft operating in GPS-denied environments. Lockheed Martin says the SPICE family is combat-proven and that SPICE 250 enables maximum loadout on F-16 and F-15 fighters; open-source reporting linked the family to Israeli strikes in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas War.

Desert Sting 16, Guided glide munition, Munitions

MunitionsDesert Sting 16Guided glide munitionSide: UnknownBuilt: Halcon / United Arab EmiratesDesert Sting 16 is a UAE-developed air-platform-released precision-guided glide munition from Halcon, part of EDGE Group. EDGE describes the DS-16 as a 23 kg weapon with a 12 kg warhead, GAINS guidance, and a semi-active laser seeker, while Aerospace Global News later named it in the Calidus B-250LA loadout.

Mk 82 bomb with Opher guidance kit, Infrared-guided bomb, Munitions

MunitionsMk 82 bomb with Opher guidance kitInfrared-guided bombSide: UnknownBuilt: General Dynamics / Elbit Systems / United States / IsraelThe Mk 82 bomb with Opher guidance kit combines the U.S. 500-pound Mk 82 bomb body with Elbit Systems' Opher infrared seeker. Italian AMX aircraft used the configuration in Kosovo, turning a conventional bomb into a launch-and-forget precision-guided munition.

Gaurav guided glide bomb, Long-range guided glide bomb, Munitions

MunitionsGaurav guided glide bombLong-range guided glide bombSide: UnknownBuilt: Defence Research and Development Organisation / IndiaGaurav guided glide bomb is DRDO's 1,000 kg-class Indian long-range guided glide bomb. PIB says it was designed by Research Centre Imarat, Armament Research and Development Establishment, and Integrated Test Range, then flight-tested from the Su-30 MK-I in 2024 and Su-30 MKI in 2025, with the 2022 Tejas tableau listing it among Tejas's aerial-launched weapons.

B61-12 Life Extension Program, Nuclear gravity bomb, Munitions

MunitionsB61-12 Life Extension ProgramNuclear gravity bombSide: UnknownBuilt: National Nuclear Security Administration / Sandia National Laboratories / Los Alamos National Laboratory / Pantex Plant / United StatesThe B61-12 Life Extension Program modernizes the U.S. B61 nuclear gravity bomb family for continued air-delivered deterrence. The program adds a tail kit assembly for precision-guided delivery, consolidates older B61 variants, and is certified for current and future aircraft platforms including the B-21 Raider.

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.