![[Gravity bomb for UAV]](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlijg6PRp6i24JU6-VENQXivjp8lpBCeNaYAnHcomswfCG8i06WmEShwaz7AAG4VLSm68WmmM0kLe8KYKStJJnp_Z34OGVggkt9nIUjTwEh-KJlLulL2pDTkL-pSaLC11Z_aSTIg/s1600/gravity_bomb_for_UAV.jpg "The development was funded by Lockheed Martin IRAD (internal research and development) dollars")
The US Army has confirmed successful the 28 March demonstration of a previously-undisclosed bomb from an AAI RQ-7 Shadow unmanned air vehicle (UAV) at Dugway Proving Grounds in Utah.The bomb, a Lockheed Martin-built drop-glide weapon called Shadow Hawk is capable of precision guidance by a laser designator attached to the RQ-7.
The bomb weighs 4.9kg (11lb) and has a diameter of 6.9 centimetres (2.75 inches). The munition impacted approximately eight inches from the designator target.
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