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Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomblarger figure on 1 of 5
Popeye (missile)larger figure on 4 of 5
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Length
Single sourceSDB length is
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| Specification | Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb | Popeye (missile) |
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| Type | Glide bomb Surface-to-surface missile[source] | Air-to-surface missile SLCM[source] |
| Wars | Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | — |
| Designer | Boeing & Saab Group[source] | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems[source] |
| Designed | 2015–2019[source] | — |
| Produced |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
12 ft 10 in (3.91 m) SDB length is 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[source]
Length
Single source4.82 m (15 ft 10 in)[source]
Explosive fill AFX-757 Insensitive munition certified PBX Penetration: greater than 3 ft (0.91 m) of steel reinforced concrete
Single sourceWarhead weight
Single source93 kg (205 lb) Explosive fill: 16 kg (35 lb) AFX-757 Insensitive munition certified PBX Penetration: greater than 3 ft (0.91 m) of steel reinforced concrete[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
2023[source] |
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| Warhead | Fragmentation multipurpose warhead[source] | 340 kg (750 lb) blast fragmentation or 360 kg (790 lb) I-800 penetrating[source] |
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| Engine | M26 rocket motor[source] | Single-stage Solid-fuel rocket[source] |
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| Guidance system | GPS supported INS[source] | Inertial plus IIR or TV[source] |
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| Accuracy | 3 ft 3 in (1 m) CEP[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | M270 MLRS M142 HIMARS Or can be launched from its own launch container[source] | Fixed-wing aircraft, Dolphin class submarine (Popeye Turbo SLCM)[source] |
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| References | Janes[source] | — |
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| Place of origin | — | Israel[source] |
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| In service | — | 1985–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Operators[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Lockheed Martin[source] |
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| Guidance | — | Inertial plus imaging infrared or TV[source] |
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