The FPG-82 is an INS/GPS guided wing-kit for
Mk-82-class bombs, under development by Friuli Aeroespacial, for the Brazilian Air Force.
[Trimble (2011), p. 9]
Service
The FPG-82 will equip the
Brazilian Air Force
The Brazilian Air Force (, FAB) is the air branch of the Brazilian Armed Forces and one of the three national uniformed services. The FAB was formed when the Brazilian Brazilian Army Aviation (1919–1941), Army and Brazilian Naval Aviation, Nav ...
's F-5BR and AMX, and
Brazilian Naval Aviation
The Brazilian Naval Aviation () is the air component of the Brazilian Navy, currently called ''Força Aeronaval''. Most of its air structure is subordinated to the Naval Air Force Command (''Comando da Força Aeronaval'', ComForAerNav), the milita ...
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Characteristics
The kit adds a 40 kg GPS/INS navigation system in a tail fairing and pop-out wing in a dorsal saddleback fairing enabling a 7:1 glide ratio aiming to increase standoff range up to 80 km.[Wall (2012), p. 80]
See also
* Mk-82
* SMKB
* Joint Direct Attack Munition
The Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) is a guidance kit that converts unguided bombs, or "dumb bombs", into all-weather precision-guided munitions (PGMs). JDAM-equipped bombs are guided by an integrated inertial guidance system coupled to a G ...
References
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External links
Friuli Aeroespacial - Project Page
Aerial bombs of Brazil
Guided bombs
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