GBU-10 Paveway II

Also known as

GBU-10/B
GBU-10/B Paveway II

The GBU-10 Paveway II is a U.S.-origin 2,000-pound laser-guided bomb in the Paveway II family. Raytheon is the primary manufacturer for the lineage, with Lockheed Martin later producing interchangeable control-group hardware, and Boeing's Advanced F-15 weapons inventory lists the munition in the F-15 external carriage matrix.

GBU-10 Paveway II, 2,000-pound laser-guided bomb, Munitions

Image source: GBU-10 Paveway II image

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin: United States
Built by: RaytheonLockheed Martin
Type: 2,000-pound laser-guided bomb
Service note: Paveway II family from the 1970s; the GBU-10 is the 2,000-pound configuration
Produced: 1970s-present

air-delivered guided bomb laser-guided precision fires strike

Specifications

Weight class: 2,000 lb / 907 kg class
Bomb body: Mk 84 general-purpose bomb body
Guidance: Semi-active laser Paveway II guidance kit
Length: About 14 ft 9 in / 4.50 m
Diameter: 18 in / 45.7 cm

Variants

GBU-10A/B
GBU-10E/B
GBU-10H/B

Carrier Aircraft

Boeing's Advanced F-15 weapons inventory lists the GBU-10 Paveway II in the aircraft's external carriage matrix.

Carrier

Carrier type

Carriage evidence

F-15 family fighter aircraft, Fighter aircraft family, Aircraft & UAVs

F-15 family fighter aircraft

Multirole fighter aircraft

Boeing's Advanced F-15 weapons inventory explicitly lists the GBU-10 Paveway II in the F-15 external carriage matrix.

Sources: Advanced F-15 Weapons Inventory

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service: Air-delivered laser-guided bomb for strike aircraft that can cue or receive reflected laser designation on the target.

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Sources

Direct Attack WeaponsPublisher: Naval Air Systems Command | Note: Supports the GBU-10's 2,000-pound direct-attack bomb role and general Paveway II background. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 GBU-10/12/49 Paveway IIPublisher: Air & Space Forces Magazine | Note: Supports the GBU-10 Paveway II identity, contractor background, 1976 family IOC context, and published dimensions and role data. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Raytheon (Texas Instruments) Paveway IIPublisher: Designation-Systems.net | Note: Supports the exact GBU-10/B designation, Mk 84 bomb-body class, and Paveway II family designation context. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Advanced F-15 Weapons InventoryPublisher: Boeing | Note: Supports the F-15 external carriage matrix listing GBU-10 Paveway II. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 TWZ Saudi Arms DealPublisher: The War Zone | Note: Supports the F-15S and F-15SA carriage of GBU-10/B Paveway bombs in the Saudi arms-deal package context. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 GBU-10 Paveway II imagePublisher: U.S. Air Force | Note: Image provenance and public-domain context for an Air Force illustration of a GBU-10 Paveway II. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 1st MUNS brings the boom to RF 22-3Publisher: U.S. Air Force | Note: Image provenance and public-domain context for an Air Force photo captioned as GBU-10 Paveway IIs during Red Flag 22-3. | Accessed: 2026-06-27