BL-755 vs CBU-97 SFW
| Introduced by the United Kingdom in 1972, the BL-755 is an anti-armor cluster bomb containing 147 submunitions designed for both armor penetration and antipersonnel fragmentation. | |
| Origin | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Category | Cluster Munition |
| Type | Cluster Bomb |
| Manufacturer | Hunting Aircraft |
| Service year | 1973 |
| Number produced | -- units |
| Estimated unit price | NA |
| The U.S.-developed CBU-97 SFW, introduced in 1995, is an air-delivered cluster bomb primarily used for destroying armored vehicles with its BLU-108 submunitions. | |
| Origin | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Cluster Munition |
| Type | Cluster Bomb Unit |
| Manufacturer | Textron Defense Systems |
| Service year | 1992 |
| Number produced | -- units |
| Estimated unit price | $0.4 million |
| Maximum speed | NA |
| Weight | 270 kg ◉ |
| Length | 2.44 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 272 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | -- |
| Warhead type | HEAT submunitions |
| Maximum speed | Mach 1.0 |
| Weight | 420 kg ◉ |
| Length | 2.34 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 400 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | Infrared and laser sensors |
| Warhead type | Armour Piercing |