RES/KIT 48-0120 GBU 38 Bomb (4 pcs) (A-10, F-16, F-15,F-22, F-35)

The GBU-38 is a modern American guided aerial bomb based on the classic Mk. 82 with a mass of 226 kilograms, with a warhead weighing 87 kilograms, using a tritonal explosive as an explosive. The GBU-38 bomb was created as a result of works carried out by Boeing and Lockheed Martin in the mid-1990s, commissioned by the USAAF and the US Navy. These works were to lead to the possibility of targeting classic air bombs (eg Mk. 82) at the target. This assumption was achieved by developing a relatively cheap (unit cost is about $ 20,000) and easy to install JDAM system, which includes an additional bomb-mounted tail, inertial guidance systems and a GPS receiver. The system is capable of operating in all weather conditions and - most likely - in all climatic conditions. It is estimated that in the years 1998-2016, the Boeing concern produced over 300,000 JDAM sets. GBU-38 bombs can be carried by such planes as, for example: F-16 C / D or F / A-18 C / D and E / F, but also the MQ-9 Reaper drone. This type of weapon was used in combat for the first time during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. In 2016, the Polish Ministry of National Defense planned to purchase 480 bombs of this type for their F-16 aircraft.