GBU-39 SDB vs GBU-44/B Viper Strike
| The GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb is a 250 lb GPS-guided glide bomb, enabling aircraft to carry more precision ordnance against fixed targets. | |
| Origin | πΊπΈ United States |
| Category | Glide Bomb |
| Type | Precision-guided glide bomb |
| Manufacturer | Boeing |
| Service year | 2006 |
| Number produced | -- units |
| Estimated unit price | $0.1 million |
| 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 | πΊπΈ United States |
| Category | Glide Bomb |
| Type | Laser-guided glide bomb |
| Manufacturer | Northrop Grumman |
| Service year | 2007 |
| Number produced | -- units |
| Estimated unit price | NA |
| Range | 110.0 km β |
| Weight | 110 kg β |
| Warhead | 16.0 kg β |
| Length | 1.80 m β |
| Diameter | 190 mm β |
| Guidance | GPS-aided inertial navigation |
| Warhead type | AFX-757 high explosive |
| Range | 10.0 km β |
| Weight | 20 kg β |
| Warhead | 1.0 kg β |
| Length | 0.90 m β |
| Diameter | 140 mm β |
| Guidance | GPS-midcourse/terminal laser homing |
| Warhead type | HEAT |