Small Bombs

Gestart door Ace1, 27/12/2014 | 17:36 uur

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Boeing , Saab's Ground Launched Bomb

Boeing, Saab Adapt Air Launched Small Bomb for Ground Launch
Test proves effectiveness of new rocket artillery capability
VIDSEL, Sweden, March 10, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Saab [Stockholm: SAAB] have proven that Boeing's Small Diameter Bomb I, originally developed for use by aircraft, can be adapted for launch from a ground artillery system.

The companies recently tested the Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB), integrating the SDB I and M26 rocket motor technologies for the Multiple Launch Rocket System. The testing showed that the bomb can withstand a rocket artillery launch without its performance being compromised.

"GLSDB combines two highly successful, combat-proven systems into an effective ground forces offensive capability," said Beth Kluba, vice president, Boeing Weapons and Missile Systems. "Boeing and Saab bring together deep knowledge of precision weapon systems and can quickly and cost-effectively deliver GLSDB domestically and around the world."

GLSDB allows the artillery system to reach targets from significantly longer distances, and engage hard-to-reach targets, while maintaining the Small Diameter Bomb's flight maneuverability and accuracy.

Under a teaming agreement signed last year, Boeing and Saab

https://www.sofmag.com/boeing-saabs-ground-launched-bomb/

 

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Raytheon's Small Diameter Bomb II approved for production, deployment

The Pentagon has given Milestone C approval to Raytheon's Small Diameter Bomb II programme, moving the tri-mode seeker weapon to production and deployment with the US Air Force on the F-15E Strike Eagle.

The air force's top acquisition executive Bill LaPlante says the approval was received earlier this month, concluding a five-year development phase. The programme is about one year behind schedule due to a handful of failed test shots, but remains on cost.

According to LaPlante, it was a fixed-cost development program that was meant to take four years instead of five, but Raytheon managed its workforce well and controlled costs and the price per bomb has dropped as a result.



"The program was a Milestone B in the summer of 2010," he says, referring to the point when a military programme enters the development and testing phase. "The goal of the cost per weapon was about $180,000. It's coming in at about $115,000."

The air force has already started integrating the weapon with its first aircraft, the F-15 Strike Eagle. The Navy plans to integrate it first with the F/A-18 Super Hornet and then with its threshold aircraft, the F-35C and F-35B Joint Strike Fighters.

Raytheon's tri-mode seeker allows the bomb to hit fixed and moving targets on land and at sea through poor weather conditions with pinpoint accuracy.

Boeing's Increment 1 Small Diameter Bomb is being heavily used in the air campaign against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the air force says. The bomb's smaller diameter allows each fighter to carry more weapons per sortie.

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/raytheons-small-diameter-bomb-ii-approved-for-production-412401/

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Raytheon Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) Completes Live Fire Testing

Completes Milestone C, heads for LRIP


The Raytheon Company's SDB II will provide the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy with an all-weather, standoff strike weapon.

The U.S. Air Force and Raytheon successfully completed two Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) all-up round live fire test flights, demonstrating SDB II's ability to "detect, track, and destroy moving targets," according to a Raytheon Company release.

Launched from up to 40 miles from the target, the weapon can be re-targeted in flight by being updated through a secure datalink, according to the company.

The final flight tests required before the program can move on to Milestone C and the beginning of low rate initial production (LRIP) used live warheads and took place at White Sands Missile Test Range. The SDB IIs dropped "completed the end-to-end tactical configuration that will be delivered to the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy," the release stated.


An F-15E Strike Eagle can carry up to 28 SDB IIs, in seven groups of four bombs per pylon.

SDB II employs a tri-mode seeker combining millimeter-wave radar, uncooled imaging infrared (IIR), and semi-active laser homing capability. Launched from up to 40 miles from the target, the weapon can be re-targeted in flight by being updated through a secure datalink, according to the company.


An F-16D takes off with four SDB IIs on a single pylon during integration testing.

"These tests showcased the weapon's new multi-effects warhead that provides SDB II with the capability to destroy targets while reducing collateral damage," said John O'Brien, Raytheon SDB II program director, in the release. "Working closely with our U.S. Air Force customer, Raytheon is delivering this game-changing solution that fills a critical capability gap for U.S. warfighters."

SDB II testing will continue even after the program enters LRIP, according to Raytheon.

http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/raytheon-small-diameter-bomb-ii-sdb-ii-completes-live-fire-testing/

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Citaat van: Thomasen op 28/12/2014 | 21:55 uur
Mooie competitie voor de SDB.

Thomasen heb je ook op het filmpje gezien dat de Super Tucano ook geschikt is om de Spice 250 bom te gebruiken?




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Mooie competitie voor de SDB.

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Israel's F-35s will Carry the Spice 1000 Guided Weapons

Rafael is proceeding with the adaptation of the Spice 1000 Electro-Optically, Stand-Off guided weapon as part of its roadmap to carry this family of weapons into the future. "The Israel Air Force will be able to operate the F-35s with Spice 1000 soon after these fighter jets arrive in Israel later in the decade" a source in RAFAEL told Defense-Update. The aircraft will be able to carry the weapon in either internal or external configuration.


Spice 1000 and Python V loaded on an IAF F-16 fighter jet.

RAFAEL is expanding the SPICE family that began with the combat-proven SPICE 2000, with the introduction of SPICE 1000 and expansion of the platform it is designed to operate with. The next phase is the SPICE 250 – a smaller, lighter and smarter weapon that, according to company officials, will introduce a paramount change in air warfare. The new weapon is currently in development and is expected to enter flight-testing soon.



"The Spice offers air forces to engage pixel-size targets from standoff ranges, with a weapon designed for high immunity to interference and countermeasures." Rafael VP Marketing Oron Oriol told Defense-Update, "This performance has been demonstrated in combat for quite a while. With the Spice 250 we are downsizing these capabilities further, offering a smaller, lighter and more affordable weapon that also reduces collateral damage and increases mission effectiveness."

With the new Spice 250 Rafael delivers a weapon that quadruples the strike capability of conventional strike fighters such as the F-16, enabling a single aircraft to deliver 16 highly lethal warheads, striking with high precision from ranges over 100km, a capability currently enabled by eight aircraft or more.

To increase weapon load the Spice is delivered with a smart quad rack carrying four weapons. An F-16 carries four such racks, thus hauling a loadout of up to 16 weapons. An F-15I would be able to carry 28. "Such weapon loadouts that were previously available only on strategic bombers, are now available for tactical strike fighters" Oriol noted.

The missile rack provides all the weapon's interfaces, including dedicated communications link. This link provides the transfer of mid-course navigation corrections to the weapon, as well as target updates and selective targeting. The weapon is also delivering pre-strike snapshots for Battle Damage Assessment (BDA).

The Spice 250 will be fitted with day/night sensors and laser seeker, backed by GPS/INS. These seekers, along with the integration of the new weapon datalink, deliver mobile target engagement capability over land and sea, and improved operations under adverse weather conditions. "This versatile weapon is designed to engage almost all types of targets in the modern battlefield" Oriol added. He noted that while the weapon's 250 lbs warhead weighs half the mass of 500 lbs class weapons its enhanced effect exceeds that of the 500 lbs weapon, particularly in target penetration capability.

http://defense-update.com/20140211_israels-f-35s-will-carry-spice-1000-guided-weapons.html#.VJ7jdsAOA

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Israel Extends SPICE Family of Air-Launched EO Guided Weapons


Rafael's Spice 1000 guided weapon carries a 500 kg (1,000 pound) Mk 83 warhead. It is capable of attacking targets at ranges extended beyond 60 km.

The Israeli Air Force (IAF)  has a proven capability to attack targets from standoff range. One such weapon is the Spice weapon guidance kit developed by the country's leading missile developer RAFAEL. i-hls reports.

The guidance kit has become more lethal and can now be used in a "variety" of attack techniques to achieve maximum impact in a short time. The locally produced Spice is now one of the "main systems" in the Inventory of the IAF, along with GPS-guided JDAM and laser guided bombs imported from the US. The kit has also been exported to a number of airforces that are using it on some of their bombs.
Spice has been adapted to a number of standard warheads, from Mk-84/BLU-109 (900 kg, 2000 lbs), Mk-83/BLU-110 (450 kg, 1000 lbs) general purpose bombs. The weapon has recently been adapted now to 113 kg (250 lbs) pound small smart bombs (SSB) that are increasingly preferred by airforces due to their lower collateral damage.

The kit uses an imaging seeker for navigation and terminal homing. The system uses image matching techniques giving the weapon a Circular Error Probability (CEP) of less than three meters. Spice can be loaded with 100 optional targets in a given area. In addition to the passive image-based navigation the kit also includes Global Positioning Satellite / Inertial Navigation System (GPS/INS) navigation for reference and backup. But the main sensor of the Spice is the CCD/IIR dual seeker that provides pinpoint accuracy and positive target identification and according to Rafael , overcomes target location error and GPS jamming. The Kit's automatic target acquisition capability is based on a unique scene-matching technology that can handle scenery changes, counter-measures, navigation errors and target location errors. The technology is based on the continuous comparison of  a real-time image received from the dual CCD/IIR seeker with a reference image stored in the weapon's computer.

The basic kit includes a strap-on forward guidance section and fixed, stubby wings and tail fins aft of the main charge, heaviest Spice uses the MK-84 (2000 pounds) general purpose bomb, with a flatter trajectory the Spice kit extends the weapon's range beyond 60 km. This version is operational in the israeli airforce and was used in combat. Another kit has been adapted to Mk-83 (1000 pounds) bombs, featuring a wing-set that further extends the weapon range beyond 100 km. The Spice's deployable wings allow an aircraft to carry more bombs. The latest addition of the SSB type weapon enables a single F-16 to carry up to 16 small smart bombs



This scene matching example shows the correlation between the target pointed by the reference image (left) and the target picked by the weapon's computer during a flight test.

http://defense-update.com/20130505_israeli-standoff-attack-capability-against-terrorists.html#.VJ59TsAOA

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Spice 250 Bombs: Israel's 'Secret' Weapon

JERUSALEM, Israel -- The Israel Defense Forces is one of the most technically advanced militaries in the world, a major accomplishment for a country that was established just 66 years ago.

The IDF takes pride in placing a high priority on ethics and morality and has always striven to minimize civilian casualties while combatting enemies that put noticeably less value on human life.

For example, Hamas in the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah in Lebanon purposely place weapons warehouses and build explosive labs and rocket launch sites in residential areas, often in the buildings themselves. Civilians are frequently used as human shields.

In addition, Hamas proudly posts footage of its terror training camps for teenagers. The Islamist group recently announced that 13,000 youngsters graduated from this year's course.

Numbers of terror groups teach children, boys and girls alike, to aspire to martyrdom. Much like the kamikaze pilots of World War II, these youngsters learn that acts of terror against non-Muslims, such as Jews and Christians, are acceptable and praiseworthy.

Surrounded by predominantly Muslim countries most of which shun diplomatic relations with the Jewish state, Israeli industries have developed weapons systems that will get the job done with the least collateral damage to innocent civilians.

One of the newer additions is the Spice 250 glide bomb, manufactured by Rafael Industries Israel. This weapon, with its pinpoint accuracy, allows Israeli pilots to target terrorists while staying out of harm's way and minimizing civilian casualties as much as possible.

http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/insideisrael/2014/February/Spice-250-Bombs-Israels-Secret-Weapon-/


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Israel to field lightweight Spice 250 bombs


The Israeli air force is equipping its fighter fleet with Rafael's new Spice 250 glide bomb, with the company having disclosed partial details of the system.

Unlike previous members of the company's Spice family of weapons, which added precision guidance kits to 2,000lb (900kg) and 1,000lb "dumb" bombs, this time Rafael is supplying a complete system, weighing 113kg.

Rafael says the Spice 250 can be loaded with 100 optional targets in a given area, with scene-matching algorithms. As with previous Spice products, the weapon navigates to a target area using INS/GPS guidance, before its electro-optical/imaging infrared sensor is engaged.



Rafael

This combination enables a claimed circular error of probability accuracy of less than 10ft (3m), with positive target identification and no risk of GPS jamming, Rafael adds. The weapon also can provide a battle damage indication capability by transmitting an image of its target just before it is struck.

According to Rafael the Spice 250 can achieve an extended standoff range of up to 54nm (100km) using its deployable wings, which also allow for increased weapons load-out on combat aircraft.

Rafael also is supplying its smart quad rack to the air force, with each capable of carrying four Spice 250 bombs. The weapon will arm the Lockheed Martin F-16, while a Boeing F-15 will be capable of carrying a maximum of 28.

"This allows each aircraft to handle multiple targets," says Rafael, including engaging time-sensitive targets and moving ground and maritime threats.

The Spice 250 can also be armed with different types of explosives, in order to handle specific targets, says Yuval Miller, head of Rafael's air-to-ground directorate.

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/israel-to-field-lightweight-spice-250-bombs-386326/