Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force recently qualified an upgraded version of its Paveway II Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) through comprehensive flight testing to meet current U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy joint performance specifications.
The qualification followed extensive joint service testing in accordance with the services' performance requirements. By incorporating a variety of Lockheed Martin's continuous product improvement initiatives, the updated LGB improves reliability and accuracy through subsystem performance improvements.
"This upgrade is a successful follow-on to our original, combat-proven design," said John Pericci, business development director at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. "The upgraded LGB was qualified after completing a rigorous flight test program. Although these tests challenged the capabilities of the GBU-10 airframe, Lockheed Martin exceeded requirements."
Lockheed Martin is currently in production of the GBU-10, -12 and -16 for the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and international customers.
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