GBU-10 Paveway II laser-guided bomb
Country of Origin: USA
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The GBU-10 Paveway II is an unpowered precision-guided munition (PGM) based on the Mk 84 low-drag general-purpose 2,000-lb (907-kg) unguided bomb originally developed in the 1950s. This bomb series also formed the basis for the Destructor air-dropped bottom sea mines used extensively during the Vietnam War.
The first versions of the Paveway series of laser-guided bombs originally were given KMU designations, but later were redesignated GBU. Paveways increased the stand-off...
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