Eduard 648452 PAVE Way I Mk 83 Slow Speed LGB Non-Thermally Protected

GBU-16 Paveway is a modern American laser guided aerial bomb. Its first prototypes appeared in the first half of the 1970s, and it was used by the US armed forces in 1976 and remains there to this day. GBU-16 is capable of carrying explosives (H-6) weighing up to 202 kg with a total empty weight of 589 kg.

The GBU-16 Paveway is manufactured by Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, based on the traditional, unguided Mk. 83 weighing 454 kilograms. Modernization of the Mk. 83 consisted in adding a special head guiding the laser beam and ailerons correcting the fall of the bomb. The first element was originally developed by Texas Instruments, which later became part of Raytheon. GBU-12 requires highlighting with a laser target pointer.

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