GBU-15 vs GBU-44/B Viper Strike
| The United States introduced the GBU-15 in 1983 as a precision-guided glide bomb featuring a modular design with interchangeable television or infrared seekers. | |
| Origin | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Glide Bomb |
| Type | Modular Glide Bomb |
| Manufacturer | Rockwell International |
| Service year | 1983 |
| 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 | NA |
| Weight | -- kg |
| Warhead | -- kg |
| Length | 3.90 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 475 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | Television or Imaging Infrared |
| Warhead type | Mark 84 or BLU-109 |
| 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 |