Al-Tariq vs GBU-44/B Viper Strike
| The Al-Tariq is a UAE-developed precision-guided bomb kit that converts Mk80-series bombs into standoff glide bombs. | |
| Origin | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
| Category | Glide Bomb |
| Type | Precision-guided bomb kit |
| Manufacturer | Tawazun Dynamics |
| Service year | 2012 |
| Number produced | -- units |
| Estimated unit price | NA |
| Introduced in 2003, the U.S.-developed GBU-44/B Viper Strike is a precision-guided glide bomb that utilizes a semi-active laser seeker to engage moving targets. | |
| Origin | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Glide Bomb |
| Type | Laser-guided glide bomb |
| Manufacturer | Northrop Grumman |
| Service year | 2007 |
| Number produced | -- units |
| Estimated unit price | NA |
| Range | 120.0 km ◉ |
| Weight | -- kg |
| Warhead | -- kg |
| Length | 3.00 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 356 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | GPS/INS with optional imaging infrared or laser seeker |
| Warhead type | Mk81, Mk82, or Mk83 |
| Range | 10.0 km ◉ |
| Weight | 20 kg |
| Warhead | 1.0 kg |
| Length | 0.90 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 140 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | GPS-midcourse/terminal laser homing |
| Warhead type | HEAT |