glide bomb

A glide bomb or stand-off bomb is a standoff weapon with flight control surfaces to give it a flatter, gliding flight path than that of a conventional bomb without such surfaces. This allows it to be released at a distance from the target rather than right over it, allowing a successful attack without exposing the launching aircraft to anti-aircraft defenses near the target. Glide bombs can accurately deliver warheads in a manner comparable to cruise missiles at a fraction of the cost—sometimes by installing flight control kits on simple unguided bombs—and they are very difficult for surface-to-air missiles to intercept due to their tiny radar signatures and short flight times. The only effective countermeasure in most cases is to shoot down enemy aircraft before they approach within launching range, making glide bombs very potent weapons where wartime exigencies prevent this.

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  AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon ⓘ
  U.S. aircraft ordnance

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  AGM-62 Walleye ⓘ
  television-guided glide bomb

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  BLU-80/B Bigeye bomb ⓘ
  proposed U.S. binary chemical weapon

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  GB-1 ⓘ
  type of Glide bomb

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  Qaem ⓘ
  family of Iranian glide bombs

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  Sadid-345 ⓘ
  Iranian glide bomb

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  SWOD ⓘ
  American glide bomb

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  UPAB-500 ⓘ
  Russian bomb type

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  GBU-8 ⓘ
  electro-optical guided bomb

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  GBU-15 ⓘ
  1977 2000-lb-class guided glide bomb

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  GBU-44/B Viper Strike ⓘ
  glide bomb

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  GBU-53/B ⓘ
  American air-launched, precision-guided glide bomb

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  Qaem ⓘ
  Iranian-made glide bomb

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BGT Hobson

Jdam family

BOLT117LGB

CBU-99 AGM-12B AGM-12C

BGT Hope 2

BGT Hope

ILA Berlin 2012 PD 106

IRGC Ground New Equipment 2021 (09)

Gaurav glide bomb during trials

Gaurav LRGB

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon		AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon	glide bomb, precision-guided munition	Wikidata
class	weapon		AGM-62 Walleye	glide bomb	Wikidata
class	weapon		BLU-80/B Bigeye bomb	aerial bomb, glide bomb	Wikidata
class	weapon		GB-1	glide bomb, anti-ship missile	Wikidata
class	weapon		Qaem	glide bomb	Wikidata
class	weapon		Sadid-345	glide bomb	Wikidata
class	weapon		SWOD	glide bomb	Wikidata
class	weapon		UPAB-500	glide bomb	Wikidata
class	weapon	1969	GBU-8	glide bomb, precision-guided munition	Wikidata
class	weapon	1975	GBU-15	guided bomb, glide bomb	Wikidata
class	weapon	2007	GBU-44/B Viper Strike	glide bomb, precision-guided munition	Wikidata
class	weapon	2017	GBU-53/B	glide bomb, precision-guided munition	Wikidata
class	weapon	2018	Qaem	glide bomb, air-to-ground weaponry	Wikidata
commons	image		BGT Hobson		Commons
commons	image		Jdam family		Commons
commons	image		BOLT117LGB		Commons
commons	image		CBU-99 AGM-12B AGM-12C		Commons
commons	image		BGT Hope 2		Commons
commons	image		BGT Hope		Commons
commons	image		ILA Berlin 2012 PD 106		Commons
commons	image		IRGC Ground New Equipment 2021 (09)		Commons
commons	image		Gaurav glide bomb during trials		Commons
commons	image		Gaurav LRGB		Commons