The Paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb is Lockheed Martin's modernized Paveway II guidance-kit line for converting Mk 80-series gravity bombs into semi-active laser-guided weapons. Public sources support its production, qualification, and compatibility with GBU-10, GBU-12, and GBU-16 configurations, while conflict-specific use is better documented under the all-up Paveway and GBU-family munition records.
Paveway II Plus is best read as a Lockheed Martin guidance-kit and production-line entry, not as a separate all-up bomb designation. The kit supplies the guidance and tail hardware used to turn supported gravity-bomb bodies into laser-guided GBU configurations.
Adds a semi-active laser guidance package, computer control group, and airfoil assembly to supported gravity-bomb bodies.
Public Lockheed Martin releases identify GBU-10, GBU-12, and GBU-16 Paveway II Plus operational configurations.
Available conflict sources generally identify Paveway, Paveway II, GBU-10, GBU-12, or GBU-16 rather than the Lockheed Paveway II Plus production line.
Paveway II Plus is a Lockheed Martin production and upgrade line for Paveway II guidance kits rather than a separate bomb-body weight class. Public Lockheed Martin releases describe qualification across the standard Mk 80-series GBU-10, GBU-12, and GBU-16 configurations.
| Variant | Configuration | Designation notes |
|---|---|---|
 | 2,000-pound Paveway II Plus configuration | Lockheed Martin lists GBU-10/MK-84 as one of the Paveway II Mk 80-series laser-guided bomb variants for which it is a qualified provider. Sources: Lockheed Martin FY16 Paveway II Plus Contract, Lockheed Martin 100,000th Paveway II Plus Delivery |
 | 500-pound Paveway II Plus configuration | Lockheed Martin identifies GBU-12/MK-82 as the 500-pound configuration covered by Paveway II Plus kit production and operational qualification. Sources: Lockheed Martin FY16 Paveway II Plus Contract, Lockheed Martin 100,000th Paveway II Plus Delivery |
 | 1,000-pound Paveway II Plus configuration | Lockheed Martin describes itself as qualified for the GBU-16/MK-83 1,000-pound Paveway II Mk 80-series variant. Sources: Lockheed Martin FY16 Paveway II Plus Contract, Lockheed Martin 100,000th Paveway II Plus Delivery |
Lockheed Martin describes Paveway II Plus as an enhanced guidance-kit line used across the standard Mk 80-series Paveway II configurations.
| Compatible item | Item type | Compatibility evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 2,000-pound laser-guided bomb configuration | The GBU-10/MK-84 configuration is one of the Paveway II Mk 80-series variants covered by Lockheed Martin's Paveway II Plus qualification and production material. Sources: Lockheed Martin FY16 Paveway II Plus Contract, Lockheed Martin 100,000th Paveway II Plus Delivery |
| 500-pound guided-bomb configuration | The GBU-12/MK-82 configuration is listed in Lockheed Martin Paveway II Plus production and qualification descriptions. Sources: Lockheed Martin FY15 Paveway II Plus Contract, Lockheed Martin 100,000th Paveway II Plus Delivery |
| 1,000-pound laser-guided bomb configuration | Lockheed Martin identifies GBU-16/MK-83 as the 1,000-pound Mk 80-series Paveway II variant within its qualified Paveway II Plus coverage. Sources: Lockheed Martin FY16 Paveway II Plus Contract, Lockheed Martin 100,000th Paveway II Plus Delivery |
Paveway II Plus documentation ties the kit line to Mk 80-series bomb bodies and BLU-109 hard-target warheads.
| Compatible item | Item type | Compatibility evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | 2,000-pound Mk 80-series bomb body | Lockheed Martin's GBU-10/MK-84 configuration language ties Paveway II Plus to the Mk 84 2,000-pound bomb-body class. Sources: Lockheed Martin FY15 Paveway II Plus Contract, Lockheed Martin FY16 Paveway II Plus Contract |
 | 500-pound Mk 80-series bomb body | Lockheed Martin identifies GBU-12/MK-82 as a Paveway II Plus-compatible configuration, tying the kit line to the Mk 82 bomb-body class. Sources: Lockheed Martin FY15 Paveway II Plus Contract, Lockheed Martin 100,000th Paveway II Plus Delivery |
 | Mk 83 / BLU-110 1,000-pound bomb-body class | Lockheed Martin lists GBU-16/MK-83 as the 1,000-pound Mk 80-series configuration covered by Paveway II Plus qualification. Sources: Lockheed Martin FY16 Paveway II Plus Contract, Lockheed Martin 100,000th Paveway II Plus Delivery |
 | 2,000-pound hard-target penetrator warhead | Lockheed Martin product material says Paveway II Plus can be used with BLU-109 warheads, and Air Force procurement material lists BLU-109 on the GBU-10 Paveway II laser-guided bomb. Sources: Paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb (LGB), Air Force Ammunition Procurement FY19 |
Lockheed Martin's 2017 program milestone announcement says the company had been a qualified Paveway II laser-guided bomb kit supplier since 2001.
Sources: Lockheed Martin 100,000th Paveway II Plus Delivery
Lockheed Martin announced a $76 million U.S. Air Force follow-on production contract for Paveway II Plus kits, with deliveries planned for GBU-10 and GBU-12 guidance and tail assemblies.
Sources: Lockheed Martin FY15 Paveway II Plus Contract
A later $87.6 million award covered Paveway II Plus guidance and tail assemblies for GBU-10 and GBU-12 configurations and reiterated Lockheed Martin qualification across GBU-10, GBU-12, and GBU-16.
Sources: Lockheed Martin FY16 Paveway II Plus Contract
Lockheed Martin reported delivery of its 100,000th Paveway II Plus and described the kit as qualified for operational employment in GBU-10, GBU-12, and GBU-16 configurations.
Sources: Lockheed Martin 100,000th Paveway II Plus Delivery
