GBU-24 Paveway III [SEP] manufacturer
GBU-24 Paveway III
GBU-24 Paveway III or simply GBU-24 is a family of laser-guided bombs, a sub-group of the larger Raytheon Paveway III family of weapons. The Paveway guidance package consists of a seeker package attached to the nose of the weapon, and a wing kit attached to the rear to provide stability and greater range.
Warhead options consist of:
- Mk. 84 – General Purpose
- BLU-109 – Penetrator
- BLU-116 – Advanced Unitary Penetrator
- CPE-800 – Used in the BPG-2000,
desired effects at the time.
- GBU-24 Paveway III – Mk 84/BLU-109 2,000 lb (907 kg) class bomb
- GBU-27 Paveway III – BLU-109 2,000 lb (907 kg) bomb with penetration warhead, specially designed for F-117 because the large fins of GBU-24 couldn't fit into the bomb bay of F-117.
- GBU-28 Paveway III – During the Gulf War, the deepest and most hardened Iraqi bunkers could not be defeated by the BLU-109/B penetrator warhead, so a much more