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 lead 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 the F-35B and F-35C for the Department of the Navy. Objective aircraft include the F/A-22, B-1, B-2, F-117, F-16, B-52, Predator B, and F/A-18E/F. As a result of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) (F-35) programs restructure, SDB II integration was moved from the JSF Operational Flight Plan (OFP) Block 3 to Block 4. IOC is 3Q FY2022.

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Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2016
Source ID
3072_0604329N_5_1319_PB_2016

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