laser-guided bomb

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laser-guided bomb - 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"

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smart bomb - a bomb that can be guided (by a laser beam or radio) to its target; "smart bombs have revolutionized aerial bombardment"

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attack aircraft
bunker buster
fighter aircraft
GBU-28
Guided Bomb Unit-28

LGB
smart bomb
stealth aircraft
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To employ a laser-guided bomb successfully, the attacking aircraft could execute an offset, level or high-altitude attack.

Building the tactical-level Joint Fires Team (JFT) by Finn, Timothy M. / FA Journal

The squadron performed its first employment of the GBU-38 "J-82" laser-guided bomb in the reactive role during urban CAS missions over Al Fallujah.

VMFA (AW)-242: Bats in combat by Pasnik, Doug / Naval Aviation News

M-61A1 20 mm Vulcan Cannon, AIM-9 Sidewinder, AIM-7 Sparrow, AIM-120 AMRAAM, AGM-65E Maverick, AGM-88A HARM, AGM-84D Harpoon, AGM-84E SLAM, AGM-62 Walleye, MK82HD Snake eye, MK76-106, GBU-22 Paveway laser-guided bomb, GBU-15 Guided Bomb Unit, CBU-84 Cluster Bomb Unit, Joint Stand-Off Weapon, Joint Direct Attack Munitions, Data Link Pod, BLU-107/B Durandal, Rockeye II, various general purpose bombs, mines and rockets.

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