[Echo Talon]

Small Diameter Bombs (SDB)

I don't like the sound of that... Sounds like a "Low Flow" shower head...

[Spktyr]

Think of them as JDAM Lite - all of the BOOM, less weight to haul around.

[austinmark]

Small Diameter Bombs (SDB)
I don't like the sound of that... Sounds like a "Low Flow" shower head...

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ROFLMAO !!!

[Sender]

If you can get it to hit within 10 inches of its target, maybe 250 pounds is enough? For lighter social occasions, of course.

[WilliamWallace1999]

Nope, think long and skinny verses short and squat. Less drag means the momentum saved for glide distance.

[WilliamWallace1999]

New 250 pound class bombs are designed to provide high precision and effective stand-off range when launched from fighter bombers or unmanned platforms. This type of weapon offers increased weapon's loads on current bombers and strike fighters, as well as flexible loading options for Joint Unmanned Combat Systems (JUCAS). SDB is designed to destroy a variety of targets, penetrate over 1.20 meters of steel reinforced concrete while inflicting minimum collateral damage, from ranges of 70km (40nm). The US Air Force plans to use these weapons with its fleet of F-15E, F/A-22, F-35 and unmanned combat air vehicles (UCAV). Current plans call for procurement of 24,000 SDBs and associated Diamond Back kits over the period 2005 – 2015. SDB will also offer extended range capability, utilizing standoff, precision attack gliding kits such as the Diamond Back, offered by MBDA. Other SDB enhancements include seekerless configurations, such as the Lockheed Martin PNAV.