Documented in Saudi/UAE-led coalition airstrikes in Hajjah governorate in 2015-2016, where remnants were identified as SUU-30H/B dispensers from CBU-52B/B and CBU-58A/B or likely CBU-58 cluster bomb units.
Role detailsMunitions
SUU-30H/B dispenser
Also known as
- SUU-30H/B
- SUU-30-series dispenser
- SUU-30( )/B
The SUU-30H/B is a U.S.-origin, fin-stabilized submunition dispenser in the broader SUU-30 family, built as the cargo body for air-dropped cluster bomb units. METIS and OSMP link the H/B dispenser to CBU-52B/B, CBU-58/B or CBU-58A/B, and CBU-71/B configurations, while OSMP records identify SUU-30H/B remnants from Saudi/UAE-led coalition airstrikes in Yemen.
Role in Conflicts
Profile / Specs
Profile
- Origin
- United States
- Built by
- Milan Army Ammunition Plant
- Type
- Air-delivered submunition dispenser
- Service note
- Cold War design documented in Yemen conflict use after 2015
- Designed
- 1960s SUU-30 series development; SUU-30/B family in U.S. service from the 1970s
- Produced
- 1970s production; OSMP documents a CBU-52B/B SUU-30H/B lot marking interpreted as Milan Army Ammunition Plant manufacture in July 1977
Specifications
- Dispenser type
- Bomb-shaped, fin-stabilized, two-part aerial submunition dispenser
- Compatible cluster bomb units
- CBU-52B/B, CBU-58/B or CBU-58A/B, and CBU-71/B series configurations, with H/B-specific evidence strongest where OSMP or METIS names SUU-30H/B
- Representative payloads
- 217 BLU-61A/B submunitions in CBU-52B/B; 650 BLU-63/B or BLU-63A/B submunitions in CBU-58 series; CBU-71/B uses a BLU-86/B payload, with open sources differing between 650 and 670 submunitions
- Guidance
- Unguided air-to-surface munition dispenser
- Related SUU-30B/B dimensions
- Designation-Systems gives the related SUU-30B/B as about 2.1 m long and 41.1 cm in diameter, and describes SUU-30H/B as similar except for tailfin tip-plate layout
- CBU-58A/B explosive fill
- OSMP notes 163 lb (about 74 kg) total COMP B explosive in BLU-63A/B submunitions for a documented Yemen CBU-58A/B remnant
- Compatible fuzes
- JMU's Iraq ordnance guide lists FMU-105A/B, FMU-110/B, FMU-26-series, and FMU-56-series fuzes with SUU-30H/B-associated CBU-58 and CBU-71 systems
Variants
Designation-Systems describes SUU-30H/B as a blunt-nosed SUU-30-family dispenser closely related to SUU-30B/B, with a different tailfin tip-plate layout.
- Related SUU-30B/B blunt-nosed dispenser
Cluster Bomb Configurations
Open-source munition records identify the SUU-30H/B as the dispenser body in CBU-series cluster bomb configurations.
| Compatible item | Item type | Compatibility evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | Air-delivered cluster bomb | OSMP identifies a Yemen remnant as an SUU-30H/B dispenser that comprised a CBU-58A/B, and METIS lists SUU-30H/B as part of CBU-58/B configurations. Sources: OSMP 1545 CBU-58A/B SUU-30H/B Yemen Entry, METIS SUU-30H/B Munition Record |
Submunition Payloads
The dispenser's battlefield effect came from the bomblets released after the cluster bomb opened in flight.
| Carried item | Item type | Carriage evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | High-explosive fragmentation submunition | OSMP states the CBU-58A/B SUU-30H/B remnant carried 650 BLU-63A/B submunitions, while the USMC reference lists CBU-58 as an SUU-30 load with 650 BLU-63 bomblets. Sources: OSMP 1545 CBU-58A/B SUU-30H/B Yemen Entry, MCWP 3-16 Cluster Bomb Reference Data |
Timeline
SUU-30H/B dispenser Key Events
SUU-30 family enters U.S. service
Designation-Systems describes the SUU-30/B series as a U.S. Air Force general-purpose submunition dispenser family used from the 1970s to the 1990s.
Sources: Designation-Systems SUU-30 Series Listing
Milan lot marking documented
OSMP records a Yemen CBU-52B/B remnant with SUU-30H/B markings and a lot number interpreted by ARES as Milan Army Ammunition Plant production in July 1977.
Sources: OSMP 1555 CBU-52B/B SUU-30H/B Yemen Entry
CBU-58A/B remnant identified in Hajjah
OSMP identifies an SUU-30H/B remnant from a CBU-58A/B after a Saudi/UAE-led coalition cluster-bomb attack in Bani Haddad, Hajjah governorate.
Sources: OSMP 1545 CBU-58A/B SUU-30H/B Yemen Entry
Likely CBU-58 strike remnant recorded
OSMP records SUU-30H/B tail-fin section remnants at Al-O'saila in Haradh district after a likely U.S.-made CBU-58 attack by Saudi/UAE-led coalition jets.
Sources: OSMP 1554 SUU-30H/B Yemen Entry
CBU-52B/B remnant identified in Al-Sir
OSMP identifies SUU-30H/B markings from a CBU-52B/B dropped by Saudi/UAE-led coalition jets in Al-Sir village, Hajjah governorate.
Sources: OSMP 1555 CBU-52B/B SUU-30H/B Yemen Entry, OSMP 1556 CBU-52B/B SUU-30H/B Yemen Entry
Media
SUU-30H/B dispenser Images
Related Weapon Systems
Sources
OSMP 1555 CBU-52B/B SUU-30H/B Yemen EntryPublisher: Open Source Munitions Portal | Note: Supports 2014 Yemen Civil War direct conflict use: SUU-30H/B dispenser remnants from a CBU-52B/B were used by Saudi/UAE-led coalition jets in Hajjah governorate on 2 February 2016. | Accessed: 2026-07-04OSMP 1556 CBU-52B/B SUU-30H/B Yemen EntryPublisher: Open Source Munitions Portal | Note: Supports 2014 Yemen Civil War direct conflict use and payload context: a CBU-52B/B remnant from Al-Sir village used an SUU-30H/B dispenser loaded with 217 BLU-61A/B submunitions. | Accessed: 2026-07-04OSMP 1545 CBU-58A/B SUU-30H/B Yemen EntryPublisher: Open Source Munitions Portal | Note: Supports 2014 Yemen Civil War direct conflict use: a CBU-58A/B using an SUU-30H/B dispenser was used by the Saudi/UAE-led coalition in a 15 August 2015 Hajjah governorate attack. | Accessed: 2026-07-04OSMP 1554 SUU-30H/B Yemen EntryPublisher: Open Source Munitions Portal | Note: Supports 2014 Yemen Civil War direct conflict use: SUU-30H/B dispenser remnants were used by Saudi/UAE-led coalition jets in a likely CBU-58 cluster bomb attack in Hajjah governorate on 12 November 2015. | Accessed: 2026-07-04OSMP SUU-30H/B Model OverviewPublisher: Open Source Munitions Portal | Note: Supports background and specifications for SUU-30H/B records, including CBU-52B/B, CBU-58A/B, and likely CBU-58 configuration context plus BLU-61A/B, BLU-63A/B, and BLU-86-series payload references. | Accessed: 2026-07-04METIS SUU-30H/B Munition RecordPublisher: Fenix Insight METIS | Note: Supports background and specifications for the SUU-30H/B as a U.S.-manufactured dispenser used with CBU-52B/B, CBU-58/B, and CBU-71/B cluster bomb configurations. | Accessed: 2026-07-04Designation-Systems SUU-30 Series ListingPublisher: Designation-Systems.Net | Note: Supports SUU-30 series background, retired U.S. service context, variant relationships, and dimensional data for related SUU-30 variants. | Accessed: 2026-07-04MCWP 3-16 Cluster Bomb Reference DataPublisher: United States Marine Corps | Note: Supports official reference data that CBU-52 and CBU-58 cluster bombs used SUU-30 dispensers with BLU-61 and BLU-63 submunitions. | Accessed: 2026-07-04JMU Iraq Ordnance Guide SUU-30H/B EntryPublisher: James Madison University Center for International Stabilization and Recovery | Note: Supports SUU-30H/B compatibility context for CBU-58A/B, CBU-58/B, CBU-71A/B, and CBU-71/B systems plus listed FMU fuze families. | Accessed: 2026-07-04Commons CBU-58 ImagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and CC BY-SA 4.0 licensing for the primary CBU-58 gallery image. | Accessed: 2026-07-04GetArchive CBU-58 Pylon ImagePublisher: NARA and DVIDS Public Domain Archive / GetArchive | Note: Supports public-domain image provenance for CBU-58 cluster bombs mounted on a U.S. Air Force aircraft pylon. | Accessed: 2026-07-04