GBU-24 Paveway III vs GBU-38 JDAM
| The GBU-24 Paveway III is a 2,000 lb laser-guided bomb used against hardened targets. It features a long glide path for increased standoff range. | |
| Origin | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Guided Bomb |
| Type | Laser-guided bomb |
| Manufacturer | Raytheon |
| Service year | 1983 |
| Number produced | -- units |
| Estimated unit price | NA |
| GPS/INS-guided bomb kit that converts 500-pound unguided warheads into all-weather precision munitions for accurate strikes against fixed and relocatable targets. | |
| Origin | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Guided Bomb |
| Type | Precision-guided Munition |
| Manufacturer | Boeing |
| Service year | 1997 |
| Number produced | 550,000 units |
| Estimated unit price | $0.0 million |
| Range | NA |
| Weight | -- kg |
| Warhead | 910.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 4.39 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 460 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | Pulse-coded laser |
| Warhead type | General purpose or penetrator |
| Range | 80.0 km |
| Weight | 227 kg |
| Warhead | 89.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 2.35 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 273 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | GPS, Inertial, Laser |
| Warhead type | General-purpose Bomb |