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GBU-24 Paveway IIIlarger figure on 1 of 2
KAB-1500Llarger figure on 1 of 2
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 | KAB-1500L |
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| Type | Laser-guided bomb[source] | Guided bomb[source] |
| Place of origin | United States of America[source] | Russia[source] |
| In service | 1983[source] | Russian Aerospace Forces[source] |
| Designer | Texas Instruments[source] | GNPP Region[source] |
4,280 mm (169 in)[source]
extended
Single sourceretracted
Single source0.58 m (1 ft 11 in) retracted, 1.3 m (4 ft 3 in) extended[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] | 1980s[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Raytheon[source] | Tactical Missiles Corporation[source] |
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| Filling | Mark 84 bomb as warhead[source] | — |
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| Used by | — | Russian Aerospace Forces[source] |
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| Wars | — | Chechen wars Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian war[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1995[source] |
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| Variants | — | KAB-1500LG-F-E, KAB-1500LG-Pr-E, KAB-1500-LG-OD-E[source] |
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| Warhead | — | high explosive (LG-F-E), penetrating (LG-Pr-E), fuel-air (LG-OD-E)[source] |
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| Flight ceiling | — | 8-10 km[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | Laser-guided[source] |
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| Accuracy | — | 4 to 7 m (13 to 23 ft)[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | Sukhoi Su-24M , Sukhoi Su-30MKI / Sukhoi Su-30MKK , Sukhoi Su-34 and Sukhoi Su-35S[source] |
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