U.S. Air Force Tests High-Tech ‘StormBreaker’ Glide Bomb on F-35 Stealth Fighter
Technology US Military | November 28, 2021 | adADMIN
Raytheon Missiles & Defense, the U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force have begun the process of integrating the StormBreaker smart weapon on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. According to Raytheon, StormBreaker’s first-ever drop test from an F-35 took place this year to test the communication link between the weapon and a secondary aircraft.
The StormBreaker smart weapon, previously known as the Small Diameter Bomb II, is an American air-launched, precision-guided glide bomb. It weighs just over 200 pounds (93 kg), and up to 20 can fit on fighter jets like the F-15E Strike Eagle. But their warheads, equipped with shape charge jets, fragmentation and blast charge effects, and an option for a delayed smart fuze, are powerful enough to defeat tanks.
Deployed on the F-15E, the StormBreaker smart weapon has a tri-mode seeker – that uses imaging infrared and millimeter-wave radar – to see through fog, smoke, and rain. It can also use data from semi-active laser or GPS-based guidance systems to identify its target. The system glides over 45 miles (72 km) to strike both fixed or moving targets on land or at sea. It’s engineered with the flexibility to engage a variety of threats in any environment.
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