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Longer, Harder And Uncut; Bunker Buster Update? |
Posted on Friday, November 15 @ 19:09:21 GMT by just_dave
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The USAF wants it harder, faster and deeper!
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- In the next few months, Air Force officials expect to decide on a contract to improve the earth-penetrating capability of the 5,000-pound "bunker-buster" bomb, they said Friday.
The bomb, the GBU-28, was widely used in Afghanistan.
According to experts, it is capable of penetrating up to 22 feet of earth and concrete before detonating. Military experts say many caves and other targets in Afghanistan were much deeper than that, demonstrating the need for a deeper-penetrating weapon.
"We will be producing more of the GBU-28s, improving the penetrating aspects of the weapon," said Air Force Maj. Steve Pearce, who heads the GBU-28 development program at the Air Armaments Center at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.
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In particular, Air Force officials said, they plan to develop and test new models of the weapon's warhead, the BLU-113, by changing its shape, mass and components.
"If you have a pencil, its shape makes it easier to penetrate a substance than a baseball bat or broom handle," one official said.
At the heart of the desired improvements, the officials said, are efforts to develop a different kind of explosive that would be much less likely to explode prematurely or detonate accidentally in storage.
One official said the idea is "to develop a bomb and a fuse which remain intact until the weapon reaches its desired depth. The heart of the bomb is the fuse. That is why we are also experimenting with programmable fuses."
Experts point out that it is unlikely changes to the GBU-28 would be made in time for a war with Iraq, should one take place, unless the changes were simple. If that were the case, they could go into effect very quickly and might be ready early next year, in time to have some impact in the event of war.
A deeper penetrating "bunker-buster" could be of great value in an Iraqi campaign because Baghdad is accused of hiding weapons of mass destruction underground, they said.
Air Force officials said the Defense Threat Reduction Agency also is experimenting with "fillers," materials placed in warheads that could destroy chemical and biological weapons. For instance, they said, a rocket warhead filled with something that causes a sustained burn could incinerate and thus destroy chemical and biological weapons.
The GBU-28 was first dropped in 1991 during Desert Storm by an F-111 fighter plane, according to Air Force officials. These days, the bomb can be carried on the B-2 bomber and the F-15 Eagle.
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Re: Longer, Harder And Uncut; Bunker Buster Update? (Score: 1)
by Bob_the_Cannibal on Friday, November 15 @ 20:05:57 GMT
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How about terminal thrust rockets. 4x the sound barrier straight into the earth'll put a damper on any ***** bunker. |
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Re: Longer, Harder And Uncut; Bunker Buster Update? (Score: 1)
by forumwhore on Friday, November 15 @ 21:57:26 GMT
(User Info | Send a Message) http://www.kevinbreak.com | | makes it into a missle, much more complicated. If they want more kinetic energy, they just drop from a greater height. I still think those photos were about two short. I want more! |
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Re: Longer, Harder And Uncut; Bunker Buster Update? (Score: 1)
by Wolfguard on Monday, November 18 @ 09:04:22 GMT
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Re: Longer, Harder And Uncut; Bunker Buster Update? (Score: 1)
by dexter on Thursday, November 28 @ 02:58:43 GMT
(User Info | Send a Message) http:// | | In these Navy test photos, a GBU-series bomb penetr..... test 'photos' ? my arse they're photos... some dipshit just whipped them up with a few crayons or pencils.... |
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