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GBU-24 Paveway IIIlarger figure on 3 of 3
GBU-53/B StormBreakerlarger figure on 0 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source4.39 m (14 ft 5 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | GBU-24 Paveway III | GBU-53/B StormBreaker |
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| Type | Laser-guided bomb[source] | Glide bomb[source] |
| Place of origin | United States of America[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1983[source] | September 2020 ( 2020-09 ) – present[source] |
| Designer | Texas Instruments[source] | Raytheon Company |
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69 in (176 cm)[source]
Operational; against moving targets
Single sourceOperational; Operational range
Single source60 nmi (69 mi; 111 km), 40 nmi (46 mi; 74 km) against moving targets[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.
| Designed | 1980[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Raytheon[source] | Raytheon Technologies[source] |
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| Filling | Mark 84 bomb as warhead[source] | — |
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| Used by | — | United States Air Force United States Navy[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$195,000 (2021 Air Force) US$220,916 (2021 Navy) US$128,771 (FY15) US$227,146 inc R&D (FY15)[source] |
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| Produced | — | January 2014–present[source] |
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| Warhead | — | 105 lb (48 kg)[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | Millimeter wave Active radar homing / Semi-active laser guidance / Infrared homing (using an uncooled imaging infrared camera ) / GPS coupled Inertial guidance / Data-link[source] |
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