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GBU-24 Paveway IIIlarger figure on 1 of 1
LS PGBlarger 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]
Approx
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | GBU-24 Paveway III | LS PGB |
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| Speed | — | Free-fall[source] |
| Type | Laser-guided bomb[source] | Precision-guided munition , glide bomb[source] |
| Place of origin | United States of America[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1983[source] | 2006–present[source] |
| Designer | Texas Instruments |
Approx. 3.5 m (11 ft)[source]
Mass
Single source1,050 kg (2,315 lb)[source]
at 11 km (36,000 ft)
Single sourceat 8 km (26,000 ft)
Single source40 km (22 nmi) at 8 km (26,000 ft) 65 km (35 nmi) at 11 km (36,000 ft)[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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| Designed | 1980[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Raytheon[source] | Luoyang Optoelectro Technology Development Center[source] |
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| Filling | Mark 84 bomb as warhead[source] | — |
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| Used by | — | See § Operators[source] |
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| Produced | — | 2006–present[source] |
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| Warhead | — | Various gravity bombs[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | Impact or Proximity[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | INS with GNSS / laser guidance /scene matching area correlator[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | Aircraft[source] |
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| Guidance | — | GNSS + INS[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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