laser-guided bomb

A laser-guided bomb (LGB) is a guided bomb that uses semi-active laser guidance to strike a designated target with greater accuracy than an unguided bomb. First developed by the United States during the Vietnam War, laser-guided bombs quickly proved their value in precision strikes of difficult point targets. These weapons use on-board electronics to track targets that are designated by laser, typically in the infrared spectrum, and adjust their glide path to accurately strike the target. Since the weapon is tracking a light signature, not the object itself, the target must be illuminated from a separate source, either by ground forces, by a pod on the attacking aircraft, or by a separate support aircraft.

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LGB
guided bomb, 

GBU-10 Paveway II, GBU-12 Paveway II, GBU-16 Paveway II, GBU-24 Paveway III, GBU-27 Paveway III, GBU-28, GMM 120, guided bomb, Iron Sting, KAB-500L, LT PGB, LT-2, Paveway, Sky Sword II, Sudarshan, TG PGB, weapon functional class, 

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  GBU-10 Paveway II ⓘ
  laser-guided bomb, used by various NATO air forces

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  GBU-12 Paveway II ⓘ
  aerial bomb

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  GBU-16 Paveway II ⓘ
  aerial bomb

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  GBU-27 Paveway III ⓘ
  type of Laser guided bomb

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  GMM 120 ⓘ
  type of GPS-guided and/or laser-guided mortar shell

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  Iron Sting ⓘ
  networked precision fire system

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  KAB-500L ⓘ
  aerial bomb

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  LT-2 ⓘ
  Chinese bomb

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  Paveway ⓘ
  laser-guided aerial bomb family

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  GBU-24 Paveway III ⓘ
  type of laser-guided bomb

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  GBU-28 ⓘ
  aerial bomb

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  LT PGB ⓘ
  Chinese precision-guided bomb

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  TG PGB ⓘ
  Chinese precision-guided bomb

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  Sudarshan laser-guided bomb ⓘ
  type of laser guided bomb

Frameless

011120-N-6626D-502 Weapons Watch

Laser guided munition CIA report

Dassault Mirage 2000N, France - Air Force AN0786857

F-14D NAWC Laser Guided Bomb Test

F-14D NAWC Laser Guided Bomb Test in Dive

A left side view of a Skipper laser-guided bomb (LGB) with fins restrained while on a dolly - DPLA - b20a61f7f559b2df8d040750ed70ef4e

A1C Daniel H. Rousseau, A1C Douglas B. Penman and SRA Cecil A. Haynes Jr., left to right, assemble a laser-guided bomb during a timed build-up exercise - DPLA - dc613ef7345d869ecb0cdcd2038f6912

GLLD being tested by MICOM

US Navy 040428-N-1045B-035 Lt. Javier Lee from Virginia Beach, Va., checks a Laser-Guided Bomb on an F-14B Tomcat

US Navy 060430-N-1036M-003 Aviation ordnancemen remove a laser guided bomb from an F-A-18C Hornet

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon		GBU-10 Paveway II	laser-guided bomb	Wikidata
class	weapon		GBU-12 Paveway II	bunker buster, laser-guided bomb	Wikidata
class	weapon		GBU-16 Paveway II	laser-guided bomb	Wikidata
class	weapon		GBU-27 Paveway III	laser-guided bomb, bunker buster	Wikidata
class	weapon		GMM 120	GPS-guided bomb, shell, laser-guided bomb	Wikidata
class	weapon		Iron Sting	laser-guided bomb, mortar ammunition, GPS-guided bomb	Wikidata
class	weapon		KAB-500L	500 kg bomb, laser-guided bomb	Wikidata
class	weapon		LT-2	laser-guided bomb	Wikidata
class	weapon		Paveway	laser-guided bomb	Wikidata
class	weapon	1983	GBU-24 Paveway III	laser-guided bomb	Wikidata
class	weapon	1991	GBU-28	laser-guided bomb, bunker buster	Wikidata
class	weapon	2006	LT PGB	aerial bomb, laser-guided bomb	Wikidata
class	weapon	2006	TG PGB	laser-guided bomb, aerial bomb	Wikidata
class	weapon	2013	Sudarshan laser-guided bomb	laser-guided bomb	Wikidata
commons	image		011120-N-6626D-502 Weapons Watch		Commons
commons	image		Laser guided munition CIA report		Commons
commons	image		Dassault Mirage 2000N, France - Air Force AN0786857		Commons
commons	image		F-14D NAWC Laser Guided Bomb Test		Commons
commons	image		F-14D NAWC Laser Guided Bomb Test in Dive		Commons
commons	image		A left side view of a Skipper laser-guided bomb (LGB) with fins restrained while on a dolly - DPLA - b20a61f7f559b2df8d040750ed70ef4e		Commons
commons	image		A1C Daniel H. Rousseau, A1C Douglas B. Penman and SRA Cecil A. Haynes Jr., left to right, assemble a laser-guided bomb during a timed build-up exercise - DPLA - dc613ef7345d869ecb0cdcd2038f6912		Commons
commons	image		GLLD being tested by MICOM		Commons
commons	image		US Navy 040428-N-1045B-035 Lt. Javier Lee from Virginia Beach, Va., checks a Laser-Guided Bomb on an F-14B Tomcat		Commons
commons	image		US Navy 060430-N-1036M-003 Aviation ordnancemen remove a laser guided bomb from an F-A-18C Hornet		Commons