1. MILITARY AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS
Part 4
AIRCRAFT BOMBS

2. Aircraft Bombs Laser Guided Bombs
Laser-Guided Bombs are highly accurate weapons used against both moving and stationary targets. LGB’s can be targeted using either a laser-designation pod, such as LITENING III, carried by the attacking aircraft, or by a handheld laser designator carried by ground forces. LGB’s are vulnerable to smoke, dust and cloud that may obscure the laser guidance beam. Modern LGB’s have a GPS guidance system that allows them to be guided if a laser is ineffective.

3. Aircraft Bombs General Service Bombs
GP Bombs are Unguided Weapons
that can be fitted with a variety of fuses
to detonate on Impact, in an Airburst
or after a time Delay.
They can be used against structures & vehicles,
but they lack any form of guidance
and are vulnerable to the influence of the wind.
This lack of precision means they can’t be used
where there is a risk of collateral damage.
As a result, GP Bombs are commonly limited to
training use only.

4. Paveway II LGB

5. Paveway II LGB Laser Guided Bomb
Paveway II is a 500lb precision laser-guided bomb
which can be dropped from low or medium level
and homed to its target (the basket) by an airborne
Thermal Imaging Airborne Laser Designator pod
(TIALD)
or from the ground using a laser designator.
The bomb’s guidance package
steers the bomb onto the source
of reflected laser energy.
Enhanced Paveway II adds GPS guidance
to allow the weapon to be dropped
through smoke and cloud.

6. Paveway II LGB Laser Guided Bomb Fitted to : Dimensions:
The Typhoon FGR4
The Tornado GR4
Dimensions:
Length: 3.68m
Diameter: 0.42m
Weight: 540lb 312kg

7. Paveway III LGB

8. Paveway III LGB Laser Guided Bomb
Paveway III is a 1,000lb bomb
that is designed to penetrate hardened targets.
It is guided by a laser from either
ground forces or an aircraft-mounted
laser-designation pod.
Enhanced Paveway III adds GPS guidance
to allow the weapon to be dropped
through smoke and cloud.

9. Paveway III LGB Laser Guided Bomb Fitted to : Dimensions:
The Tornado GR4
Dimensions:
Length: 4.45m
Diameter: 0.92m
Weight: 1000lb 505kg

10. Paveway IV LGB

11. Paveway IV LGB Laser Guided Bomb Equipped with the latest
Global Positioning Guidance technology,
it is a low-cost, all-weather, 24-hour precision bomb
capable of destroying most general-purpose targets
while significantly minimising collateral damage,
it replaces the 540lb and 1000lb GP Bombs.
The first platform to receive the weapon
was the Harrier GR9, followed by Tornado GR4.
It will enter service on the Typhoon FGR4 in 2013.

12. Paveway IV LGB Laser Guided Bomb Fitted to : Dimensions:
The Typhoon FGR4
The Tornado GR4
Dimensions:
Length: 3.1m
Diameter: 0.42m
Weight: 500lb 225kg

13. BL755 Cluster Bomb

14. BL755 Cluster Bomb Freefall, Unguided Bombs
When BL755 is released it breaks open in the airflow
and releases 147 high-explosive bomblets
onto the target,
allowing multiple targets to be attacked
with one weapon.
The BL755 is delivered from low-level attacks
and used against small, widely dispersed targets
such as vehicles and equipment.
The RBL755 has an enhanced anti-armour capability
and can be delivered from a medium-level attack,
allowing aircraft to operate from a safer height.

15. BL755 Cluster Bomb Fitted to : Dimensions: The Typhoon FGR4
The Jaguar GR3
The Tornado GR4
The Harrier GR7 (Retired)
Dimensions:
Length: 2.45m
Width: 0.41m
Weight: 540lb 277kg

16. General Service Bombs

17. General Service Bombs Freefall or Retarded, Unguided Bombs
The 540lb and 1000lb General Purpose bombs
can be dropped as unguided freefall bombs
or fitted with a retarder unit,
allowing aircraft to bomb at low level over the target
and get clear before detonation.
Both bombs have three modes of detonation:
Above a target in Airburst Mode,
Impact Detonation,
or Post-Impact Detonation after a pre-set delay.
The warheads from GP Bombs
can have Paveway laser guidance kits added
to create Laser-Guided Bombs.

18. 540lb General Purpose Bomb
General Service Bombs
540lb General Purpose Bomb
Fitted to :
The Jaguar GR3
The Harrier GR9 (Retired)
Dimensions:
Length: 2.18m
Width: 0.33m
Weight: 540lb 312kg

19. 1000lb General Purpose Bomb
General Service Bombs
1000lb General Purpose Bomb
Fitted to :
The Typhoon FGR4
The Tornado GR4
The Harrier GR9 (Retired)
Dimensions:
Length: 2.48m
Width: 0.42m
Weight: 1000lb 505kg

20. Check of Understanding
What best describes how a Paveway II
Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) is guided
towards its target on release from an aircraft?
It acquires coded laser returns
and thus guides into “the basket”.
It provides its own laser source pointed at the target which it follows into “the basket”.
It uses inertial fly-out
before self designating its target.
It filters Infrared, radio and laser energy
from the battlefield - selecting the strongest source
before self designating as in active missile mode.

21. Check of Understanding
General Purpose Bombs
have three modes of detonation known as:
Retarded, Immediate and Delayed
Airburst, Ground burst, Proximity burst
Pre-impact, Impact and Post-impact
Airburst, Impact and Post-impact

22. Check of Understanding
Which of the following best describes how
the Paveway II homes onto its target?
It's a Fire-and-Forget missile
Airborne TIALD pod
Internal GPS
Radar Guided by launch aircraft

23. Check of Understanding
What happens when a BL755 Cluster Bomb
is released from an aircraft?
It breaks open in the airflow and releases 14 high explosive bomblets.
It fall on the target
and then fires off 14
high explosive bomblets.
It breaks open in the airflow
and releases 147
high explosive bomblets.
It falls to the ground
and then fires off 147
high explosive bomblets.

24. Check of Understanding
The BL755 Cluster Bomb
is particularly useful for:
Bombing ships
Small targets in close proximity
General purpose bombing
Small, widely dispersed targets

25. MILITARY AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS
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