GBU-69 Small Glide Munition

The GBU-69/B Small Glide Munition is a U.S. stand-off precision-guided glide bomb developed by Dynetics and now associated with Leidos. Leidos describes it as a modular munition for AC-130 gunships and unmanned aircraft systems, with GPS and semi-active laser guidance, lattice control fins, and a 36-lb blast-fragmentation warhead.

GBU-69 Small Glide Munition, Guided air-to-surface glide bomb, Munitions

Image source: Leidos Strike Systems page

Profile

Origin: United States
Built by: LeidosDynetics
Type: Guided air-to-surface glide bomb
Service note: 2010s-present
Designer: Dynetics
Designed: 2010s
Produced: 2018-present
Variants: Block I datalink variant

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Specifications

Guidance: GPS and semi-active laser terminal guidance
Length: 42 in
Weight: 59 lb
Warhead: 36-lb blast-fragmentation
Compatibility: Compatible with CLT and Battle Management System
Control: Lattice control fins and deployable wings for stable standoff glide

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service: Operational in 2017; later Leidos material describes carriage on AC-130 gunships and ongoing integration on remotely piloted aircraft.
Used by: United States Special Operations Command, U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command

Carrier Aircraft

Leidos describes the GBU-69/B SGM as a stand-off munition carried on AC-130 gunships, and Air Force fact sheets place it in the AC-130J Ghostrider loadout.

Carrier

Carrier type

Carriage evidence

Gunship aircraft

Leidos says the SGM can be carried on AC-130 gunships, and AFSOC's AC-130J Ghostrider fact sheet lists the GBU-69 among the aircraft's standoff precision-guided munitions.

Sources: Leidos Strike Systems page, AFSOC AC-130J Ghostrider Fact Sheet

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GBU-69 Small Glide Munition Images

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Sources

Leidos Strike Systems pagePublisher: Leidos | Note: Supports the GBU-69/B SGM as a modular stand-off precision-guided munition carried on AC-130 gunships or unmanned aircraft systems, and provides the page render used for the lead image. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 Leidos GBU-69 datalink testPublisher: Leidos | Note: Supports Dynetics development, 2017 operational fielding, two-way datalink testing, and launch-platform telemetry and target-update capability. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 Leidos Avalon 2025 SGM featuresPublisher: Leidos | Note: Supports SGM guidance, dimensions, warhead, CLT and Battle Management System compatibility, and ongoing remotely piloted aircraft integration. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 Air & Space Forces GBU-69 articlePublisher: Air & Space Forces Magazine | Note: Supports GBU-69 technical data, SOF mission role, AC-130J integration, guidance, warhead, dimensions, and performance context. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 AFSOC AC-130J Ghostrider Fact SheetPublisher: U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command | Note: Supports AC-130J Ghostrider carriage of the GBU-69 Small Glide Munition in its standoff precision-guided loadout. | Accessed: 2026-06-23