laser guided bomb

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• Laser-guided bomb — A laser guided bomb (LGB) is a precision guided munition (PGM) that uses semi active laser homing to strike a designated target with greater accuracy than a free fall bomb. LGBs are one of the most common and widespread PGMs, used by a large… …   Wikipedia

• laser-guided bomb — noun a smart bomb that seeks the laser light reflected off of the target and uses it to correct its descent laser guided bombs cannot be used in cloudy weather • Syn: ↑LGB • Hypernyms: ↑smart bomb • Instance Hyponyms: ↑Bunker Buster, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• laser-guided bomb — /ˌleɪzə gaɪdəd ˈbɒm/ (say .layzuh guyduhd bom) noun a bomb fitted with a guidance system that detects laser energy and guides the weapon to a target illuminated by an external laser source. Also, LGB …  

• laser-guided bomb — explosive device that locates and strikes its target using laser beams for guidance …   English contemporary dictionary

• guided bomb — A free fall bomb with a guidance system that is either built in or attached to the bomb. The accuracy of a guided bomb is significantly higher than that of a normal free fall bomb. Aircraft turns away but continues to guide the laser guided bomb… …   Aviation dictionary

• Guided Bomb Unit-28 — noun a 5,000 pound laser guided bomb that can be programmed to penetrate to a given depth before exploding; used to penetrate hardened underground facilities • Syn: ↑Bunker Buster, ↑GBU 28 • Instance Hypernyms: ↑laser guided bomb, ↑LGB …   Useful english dictionary

• laser-guided weapon — A weapon that guides itself using reflected laser energy from a laser designated target. Laser guided bomb …   Aviation dictionary

• SCALPEL (guided bomb) — SCALPEL is a laser guided bomb produced by Lockheed Martin. The weapon is being developed from the Enhanced Laser Guided Training Round (E LGTR) which is the training version of the Paveway II series of bombs. The rationale behind the system is… …   Wikipedia

• Laser designator — A laser designator is a laser light source which is used to illuminate a target. Laser designators provide targeting for laser guided bombs, missiles, or precision artillery munitions, such as the Paveway series of bombs, Lockheed Martin s… …   Wikipedia

• Laser guidance — is a technique of guiding a missile or other projectile or vehicle to a target by means of a laser beam. Some laser guided systems utilise beam riding guidance, but most operate more similarly to semi active radar homing (SARH). This technique is …   Wikipedia

• Precision-guided munition — Precision guided munitions (PGMs, smart munitions, smart bombs, guided bomb units or GBUs) are guided weapons intended to maximize damage to the target while minimizing civilian damage. Because the damage effects of an explosive weapon fall off… …   Wikipedia