BOLT-117
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The Texas Instruments BOLT-117, retrospectively redesignated as the GBU-1/B was the world's first laser-guided bomb (LGB). It consisted of a standard M117 750-pound (340 kg) bomb case with a KMU-342 laser guidance and control kit. This consisted of a gimballed laser seeker on the front of the bomb and tail and control fins to guide the bomb to the target. The latter used the bang-bang method of control where each control surface was either straight or fully deflected. This was inefficient aerodynamically, but reduced costs and minimized demands on the primitive onboard electronics.
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20 pound bomb, 25 pound bomb, 250 pound bomb, B77 nuclear bomb, Blohm & Voss BV 143, Blohm & Voss BV 246, bomber, CBU-87 Combined Effects Munition, delay-action bomb, FAB-3000, GBU-12 Paveway II, GBU-16 Paveway II, GBU-28, Henschel Hs 294, HOPE/HOSBO, KAB-500L, Mark 8 nuclear bomb, Reliable Replacement Warhead, SC1000 bomb, Tsetse primary, W19,
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Bolt-117 lgb
F-4D 497th TFS with BOLT-117s 1971
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Bolt 117 HAFB Museum| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| commons | image | Bolt-117 lgb | Commons | ||
| commons | image | F-4D 497th TFS with BOLT-117s 1971 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | BOLT117LGB | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bolt 117 HAFB Museum | Commons | ||
