GBU-44/B Viper Strike vs GBU-53/B StormBreaker
| 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 |
| The GBU-53/B StormBreaker is a 250 lb tri-mode guided bomb capable of striking moving targets in all weather conditions using radar, infrared, and laser guidance. | |
| Origin | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Glide Bomb |
| Type | Precision-guided glide bomb |
| Manufacturer | Raytheon |
| Service year | 2020 |
| Number produced | -- units |
| Estimated unit price | $0.1 million |
| 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 |
| Range | 60.0 km ◉ |
| Weight | 113 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | -- kg |
| Length | 1.76 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 178 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | Tri-mode seeker (MMW radar, IIR, SAL), GPS/INS |
| Warhead type | Shaped charge with blast and fragmentation |