test firings of the GLSDB
Test firings of the GLSDB
were conducted at Vidsel in
northern Sweden in February
2015.
Weighing about 270kg, the
GLSDB marries the GBU-39
Boeing Small Diameter Bomb
– initially developed for air-
dropped applications – with an
M26 rocket motor.
The system is sized for launch from artillery
systems such as the M270A
multiple launch rocket system.
The SDB has pop-out wings and
a variety of guidance options. It
offers a 360° launch capability,
being able to hit targets 150km
ahead of the launcher, and up
to 70km behind it. A range of
complex attack profiles can be
programmed, including the
ability to navigate around terrain
during the approach to reverse-
slope targets.
During the 2017 test, the
weapon was guided in its
terminal phase by a ground-
based laser designator.
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