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The United States for the first time dropped the "smart" aerial bomb GBU-53 StormBreaker from a carrier-based bomber fighter

US dropped for the first time «clever» GBU-53 StormBreaker bomber with carrier-based bomber fighter
U.S. Navy successfully tests new all-weather bomb GBU-53 StormBreaker. The bomb was first launched from the F / A-18E / F Super Hornet carrier-based fighter-bomber, United States Naval Aviation.

During the tests, the bomb was launched from an airplane, after which it was aimed at the desired target due to the guidance data received from the aircraft. It is the presence of a three-mode homing head that experts call the main distinguishing feature of the new StormBreaker bomb. Target detection and tracking is done thanks to a special infrared radar. The bomb also uses a semi-active laser and GPS navigation..

Another very important feature of the bomb is the possibility of its use in any weather conditions., as well as in situations of difficult visibility. Furthermore, poor visibility in the maritime aviation range can be used by the F / A-18E / F Super Hornet pilots to their advantage.

StormBreaker – this is the only weapon, which allows pilots to hit moving targets in bad weather or in the presence of dust and smoke in the area,
– emphasizes StormBreaker Program Director at Raytheon Rocket and Defense Christie Stagg.

For a long time it is bad weather, impaired visibility, was considered as the main obstacle to the actions of fighter and bomber aircraft. But now, with the advent of the U.S. naval aviation "all-weather bomb", this problem can be solved.


The undoubted advantage of the bomb is its range of use.: StormBreaker destroys enemy objects at a distance of more than 45 miles (72 km). This circumstance protects American pilots from being too close to enemy positions. Thereby, the risks of, that the plane that launched the bomb will be hit by return fire.

It is worth noting the small size “clever” GBU-53 StormBreaker. This allows each aircraft to take several bombs on board at once., which increases the effectiveness of departures and helps to reduce the number of aircraft, necessary to defeat designated goals. for example, F-15E aircraft can carry up to 28 such bombs.

note, what before, than new bombs were delivered to the naval aviation, US Air Force received them. GBU-53 StormBreaker Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle. AT 2022 US military plans to integrate bombs with aircraft with F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

At the same time, do not forget about certain problems, faced with the implementation of the program StormBreaker. So, vibration from an airplane, carrier bomb during flight, led to parts breakdown, fixed four tail fin bombs.

Another obstacle to the timely delivery of bombs into service was the inconsistency in the supply of boards, used in the manufacture of a homing system. business, who supplied the boards as a contractor to Raytheon Corporation, announced the termination of their production. Therefore, now the American leadership has set the task of ordering the required boards by December 2020 of the year.

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