Small Diameter Bomb (SDB)

Abstract

SDB II is an ACAT ID program providing the warfighter a capability to attack mobile targets in all weather from Stand-Off range. The Air Force is the executive service, Raytheon in Tucson, AZ is the prime contractor. SDB II addresses the following warfighter requirements: attack mobile targets; multiple kills per pass; multiple ordnance carriage; all weather operations; near-precision munitions capability; capability against fixed targets; reduced munitions footprint; increased weapons effectiveness; minimized potential for collateral damage; reduced susceptibility of munitions to countermeasures; and a migration path to net centric ops capability. Threshold aircraft is the F-15E for the Air Force and F-35 B and F-35 C for the Navy. Objective aircraft include the F/A-22, B-1, B-2, F-117, F-16, B-52, Predator B, and F/A-18 E/F. As a result of the Joint Srike Fighter program's restructure, SDB II's required funding for FY10 was reduced from it's enacted level. The following reprogrammings, FY10-10PA for Training and Recruiting and FY10-12 PA for Counter IED, realigned approximately $27M from the SDB FY10 program. These reprogrammings were approved by all four (4) committees and have been implemented. The FY11 and FY12 request support the rephased SDB program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2012
Source ID
3072_0604329N_5_1319_PB_2012

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  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Military Logistics and Supply Chain Management
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

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