The BLU-116 is a
United States Air Force
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bomb
A bomb is an explosive weapon that uses the exothermic reaction of an explosive material to provide an extremely sudden and violent release of energy. Detonations inflict damage principally through ground- and atmosphere-transmitted mechan ...
, designed as an enhanced
bunker buster
A bunker buster is a type of munition that is designed to penetrate hardened targets or targets buried deep underground, such as military bunkers.
Armor piercing shells
Germany
Röchling shells were bunker-busting artillery shells, developed ...
penetration weapon, designed to penetrate deep into rock or concrete and destroy hard targets.
[BLU-116 Advanced Unitary Penetrator (AUP) GBU-24 C/B (USAF) / GBU-24 D/B (Navy)]
accessed Oct 2, 2007
The BLU-116 is the same shape, size, and weight (1,927 lb / 874 kg) and twice the penetration as the
BLU-109 penetration bomb first deployed in the 1980s.
[ The BLU-116 has a lightweight outer shell around a dense, heavy metal penetrator core. The shape and size mean that the BLU-116 could be used by unmodified existing aircraft and bomb guidance units such as the GPS guided GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munition and GBU-24 Paveway III ]laser-guided bomb
A laser-guided bomb (LGB) is a guided bomb that uses semi-active laser guidance to strike a designated target with greater accuracy than an unguided bomb. First developed by the United States during the Vietnam War, laser-guided bombs quickly pr ...
.
Specifications
From:BLU-116 Advanced Unitary Penetrator (AUP) GBU-24 C/B (USAF) / GBU-24 D/B (Navy) Specifications
accessed Oct 2, 2007
* Length: 2.4 m
* Width: 0.37 m
* Weight: 874 kg
* Explosives: 109 kg
PBXN
References
External links
Raytheon Paveway Bomb Datasheet
Aerial bombs of the United States
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