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CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weaponlarger figure on 0 of 3
GBU-24 Paveway IIIlarger figure on 3 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source7 ft 8 in (2.34 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon | GBU-24 Paveway III |
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| Type | Cluster bomb unit[source] | Laser-guided bomb[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United States of America[source] |
| In service | Since 1993 (CBU-97) Since early 2010s (CBU-105)[source] | 1983[source] |
| Used by | United States India Oman Saudi Arabia South Korea Turkey[source] |
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4.39 m (14 ft 5 in)[source]
Filling weight
Single source910 kilograms (2,000 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Operation Iraqi Freedom[source] | — |
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| Designer | Textron Systems[source] | Texas Instruments[source] |
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| Variants | CBU-105[source] | — |
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| Tailspan | 1 ft 8 in (.52 m) stowed 3 ft 6 in (1.07 m) extended[source] | — |
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| Warhead | 10 x BLU-108/B submunitions (CBU-97) 10 x BLU‐108B/B submunitions (CBU-105)[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | F-16 , A-10 , F-15E , F-111 , B-52H , B-1B , SEPECAT Jaguar[source] | — |
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| References | Janes[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Passive IR (BLU-108/B) Passive IR / Active laser (BLU‐108B/B)[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Textron Defense Systems[source] | Raytheon[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1980[source] |
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| Filling | — | Mark 84 bomb as warhead[source] |
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