Gbu-39

The Guided Bomb Unit 39 is a small diameter bomb variant of the 250-pound class bomb, and is equipped with an INS/GPS guidance system suitable for fixed and stationary targets.

Under six feet long and only 285 pounds, the bomb’s small size increases the number of weapons an aircraft can carry. Because of its size and precision accuracy, it also reduces collateral damage in the target vicinity.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...es-to-sell-mini-bunker-busters-to-Israel.html

US agrees to sell mini bunker-busters to Israel
By Tim Butcher in Jerusalem
Last Updated: 1:46PM BST 15 Sep 2008

Last week Israel's request for a fresh supply of GBU-28 bunker-busters, each weighing two tons and capable of punching through reinforced concrete, was turned down by the US.

Instead, America has agreed to sell 1,000 versions of a much-smaller satellite-guided bomb capable of hitting underground targets, albeit at a shallower depth.

Iran's nuclear facilities are located at a number of separate locations, some of which are buried underground.

The United Nations nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, yesterday said Iran had increased its uranium enrichment programme and was not co-operating with an inspections process.

Its latest report came as dozens of Iranian warplanes carried out their most extensive military exercises for several months.

Israel has said it will not rule out the use of military force to prevent Iran, the sworn enemy of the Jewish state, from "going nuclear".

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Sep 14, 2008 17:42 | Updated Sep 15, 2008 1:13
Israel slated to buy US smart bombs
By YAAKOV KATZ

The US Department of Defense has notified Congress of a potential sale to Israel of 1,000 smart bombs capable of penetrating underground bunkers, which would likely be used in the event of a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.

The notification to Congress was made over the weekend by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the branch of the Pentagon responsible for evaluating foreign military sales. Congress has 30 days to object to the deal.

The deal is valued at $77 million and the principal contractor would be Boeing Integrated Defense Systems.

The bomb Israel wants is the GBU-39, developed in recent years by the US as a small-diameter bomb for low-cost, high-precision and low-collateral damage strikes.

Israel has also asked for 150 mounting carriages, 30 guided test vehicles and two instructors to train the air force in loading the bombs on its aircraft.

Tests conducted in the US have proven that the bomb is capable of penetrating at least 90 cm. of steel-reinforced concrete. The GBU-39 can be used in adverse weather conditions and has a standoff range of more than 110 km. due to pop-out wings.

In its recommendation to Congress, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency wrote that Israel's strategic position was "vital to the United States' interests throughout the Middle East."

"It is vital to the US national interests to assist Israel to develop and maintain a strong and ready self-defense capability. This proposed sale is consistent with those objectives," the statement read.

The agency's announcement came amid growing concern that the Pentagon was not willing to sell Israel advanced military platforms such as bunker-buster missiles in an effort to dissuade Jerusalem from attacking Iran's nuclear facilities.

Does Israel plan to knock out Iran's nuclear power plants in an effort to keep them dependent on fossil fuels?

Will they be attacking the French next?

I hope BOTH!

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Well, at least it's conventional....

I like fuel-air myself-

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But when you absolutely have to destroy something-

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What, no daisy cutters?

BLU-82 or MOAB?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8uHYTwrFsQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7tG7keSe-0