U.S. Air Force Seeks Low-Cost 500-lb. Glide Bomb

Mk-82 gravity bomb

Airmen load a 500-lb. Mk-82 gravity bomb onto an aircraft.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
A U.S. Air Force program that acquired low-cost cruise missiles earlier this year is now searching for an unpowered glide munition in the same size class. The Extended Range Attack Munition (ERAM) Glide effort seeks a 500-lb.-class glide bomb with a 105-lb. warhead, a glide ratio of 10-15:1, and...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington, DC.

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