Small Diameter Bomb (SDB)

Abstract

Small Diameter Bomb Increment II (SDB II) is an ACAT 1C joint Department of the Air Force (USAF) and Department of the Navy (DON) program, with the USAF as the lead service. The SDB II increases joint lethality in contested environments. The SDB can strike a diverse set of targets inside an adversary's air and missile defense networks to destroy mobile platforms through the weather. With increased loadout, range, and munitions effect the network enabled SDBII enhances close combat lethality in complex terrain and provides a net-centric operations capability. The BRU-61 is the Universal Armament Interface (UAI) pneumatic rack used to carry four SDB II's at one time. The threshold aircraft for the USAF is the F-15E and for the DON are the F-35B and F-35C. F/A-18 E/F is an objective platform for the DoN. The DON has adjusted the platform integration strategy through the inclusion of F/A-18 E/F using BRU-55 to deliver the capability to the warfighter aligned to adjusted F-35 program's schedule. BUDGET ACTIVITY JUSTIFICATION: This program is funded under SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION because it includes those projects that have passed Milestone B approval and are conducting engineering and manufacturing development tasks aimed at meeting validated requirement prior to full-rate production decision.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2024
Source ID
0604329N_5_1319_PB_2024
Change Summary Explanation
Project 3072: FY 2024 funding increased to cover increased integration costs due to the separation of F-35B and F-35C Developmental Test (DT) events. Synergies of combined F-35B and B-35C tests were reduced to meet the United States Marine Corps (USMC) acceleration of F-35B Operational Capability. Project 1663: FY 2024 funding decreased due to the completion of F/A-18 development efforts.
Service Agency Name
Navy

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Organizations

  • United States Navy

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Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED (Alumni COI)
  • Kinetic Weapons

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Bomb Racks
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Developmental Tests
  • Engineering
  • Flight Testing
  • Manufacturing
  • Marine Corps
  • Munitions
  • Procurement
  • Software Development
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

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  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Military Logistics and Supply Chain Management

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