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GBU-24 Paveway IIIlarger figure on 1 of 1
GBU-8larger figure on 0 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source4.39 m (14 ft 5 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | GBU-24 Paveway III | GBU-8 |
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| Type | Laser-guided bomb[source] | Electro-optical guided bomb[source] |
| Place of origin | United States of America[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1983[source] | — |
| Designer | Texas Instruments[source] | — |
| Designed | 1980[source] |
11 ft 11 in (3.63 m)[source]
Effective; depending on launch altitude
Single source1,650 to 26,750 yards (1,510 to 24,460 m), depending on launch altitude[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.
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| Manufacturer | Raytheon[source] | Rockwell[source] |
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| Filling | Mark 84 bomb as warhead[source] | — |
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| Used by | — | United States[source] |
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| Wars | — | Vietnam War Yom Kippur War 1982 Lebanon War[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | Electro-optical[source] |
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| Accuracy | — | 20 ft (6.1 m) CEP[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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