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Enhanced Paveway™II Dual Mode GPS/Laser Guided Bombs

Dual Mode Precision Guided Weapon

Enhanced Paveway™ II
Dual Mode GPS/Laser
Guided Bombs
The world standard for
low-cost, highly reliable,
dual-mode, precision
guided bombs with
all-weather capability.

Benefits Description in-flight wind corrections,


Enhanced Paveway™ II Dual increased low-level performance,
J Dual-mode guidance Mode GPS/Laser Guided and expanded delivery envelopes.
– GPS for all weather
Bombs (DMLGB) is the next
– Laser for precision The unique dual-mode capability
generation in the Paveway™ II
J GPS-Aided Inertial Navigation of the Enhanced Paveway™ II
LGB series of laser guided
System (GAINS) provides DMLGB offers considerable
weapons.
autonomous adverse weather/ operational flexibility not
no-laser capability with near- Combat proven by the RAF currently available with any other
precision accuracy during Operation Southern weapon outside the Paveway™ II
J Retains legacy Paveway™II Watch, Operation Enduring family of weapons. Specifically,
LGB laser guidance for Freedom and Operation Iraqi GPS guidance can be used for
pinpoint accuracy Freedom, the Enhanced all-weather attacks of known
J Cockpit retargeting for emerging Paveway™ II DMLGB combines targets; and laser guidance
targets the strengths of both laser provides an option for improved
J Programmable endgame guidance and GPS/INS accuracy, man-in-the-loop,
parameters for hard- and guidance to create a low-cost, moving targets, and targets of
soft-target capability all-weather, precision strike opportunity when GPS is denied.
J Greatly expanded delivery weapon. Enhanced Paveway™ II DMLGB
envelope is currently fielded in the RAF
The result provides the warfighter
J High off-boresight release inventory and has already
with the option for autonomous
capability proven itself in combat as the
GPS-aided guidance in addition
weapon of choice for the RAF
J Minimizes collateral damage to laser terminal guidance.
in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
J Increased standoff range All-Weather
J First and only dual-mode weapon The addition of the GPS/INS “It has paid off in dividends. It is
proven in combat system to the Paveway™ II LGB certainly our weapon of choice.”
J Low cost weapon provides increased —RAF Group Capt. Fynes
delivery accuracy, better Defense Daily, April 2, 2003
Enhanced Paveway™II Dual Mode GPS/Laser Guided Bombs

Specifications guidance allows the weapon to Performance


EGBU-10 Lot 2/3 correct for up to 5,000 feet of Release profiles have been
target location error. demonstrated at high and low
Warhead: MK-84
Weight: 2101 lb altitudes, off-target boresight,
Expanded Envelope
Length: 170 in and multiple carriage releases at
Guidance: MAU-169
The GPS/IMU augmented
both single and multiple targets.
Airfoil Group: MXU-651/B trajectory significantly improves
delivery flexibility and endgame Terminal impact has been
EGBU-16 Lot 2/3 performance over single-mode demonstrated with both
Warhead: MK-83 GPS or laser weapons. autonomous GPS and laser
Weight: 1110 lb guidance.
-60
Length: 145 in Altitude - 20000 feet
-50
Guidance: MAU-169 EP2
Airfoil Group: MXU-667/B
-40 “Enhanced Paveway™ has been
-30 used many occasions in Iraq,
-20

Cross Range
EGBU-12 Lot 2/3
-10
Southern Watch, and has per-
Warhead: MK-82 0 formed superbly well.”
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Weight: 627 lb 10 — RAF Air Marshall
Length: 131 in 20 Sir Jack Stirrup
Guidance: MAU-169 30
GBU-12 Defense Daily, March 3, 2003
Airfoil Group: MXU-650/B 40
50
Enhanced Paveway™ II DMLGB Lot 1 (UK) 60 30º to 90º dive 90º
Down Range
Warhead: MK-13/20 Impact Angle
Expanded Envelope 30º
Weight: 1228 lb
Length: 136 in GPS guidance provides greatly expanded
Guidance: MAU-169 footprint over standard Paveway™ II LGB. –70º to +70º heading
+70º
Airfoil Group: MXU-651/B
Flexibility Impact Heading
Enhanced Paveway™ II DMLGB Lot 4 (Paveway™ IV-UK) Up to eight targets can be
Warhead: MK-82E entered and modified on the –70º
Weight: 680 lb ground or in-flight prior to
Length: 131 in Enhanced Paveway™ II DMLGB features
weapon delivery, providing
Guidance: MAU-169 terminal control of impact angle heading.
Airfoil Group: MXU-650/B (modified) all-weather attack capability.
Growth Options
• INS-only capability
Modularity Modes of Operation • Data link
• GPS/IMU-only • Penetrating 500-lb warhead
Enhanced Paveway™ II DMLGB
• Laser-only • Multi-event hard-target fuze
has a low overall unit cost while
• GPS then laser • Height-of-burst sensor
retaining the conventional • Range extender kit
• GPS-laser-GPS
Paveway™ II LGB ease of use • Autonomous seeker
• GPS-laser-velocity vector Target
and proven legacy of reliability (At laser cutoff, flies velocity • Extended anti-jam (SAASM
and performance. vector) GPS guidance provides all-weather capability. included for Lot 3 and up)
General purpose bombs fitted • IMU-only
Aircraft Integration
with the Enhanced Paveway™ II State-of-the-Art GPS Multiple integration options
DMLGB weapon kit provide Raytheon’s GPS-Aided Inertial enable Enhanced Paveway™ II
significant overall mission cost Navigation System (GAINS) DMLGB to function with nearly
savings while gaining the extends weapon steering any aircraft system.
enhanced guidance options. functionality by providing • Full-interface is available for
This has the additional benefit of autonomous midcourse and 1760/1553 equipped aircraft Raytheon Company
increasing overall weapon system terminal modes of guidance. The • Minimal-Interface mode Missile Systems
effectiveness. option for on-demand laser provides power plus Strike Weapons
P.O. Box 11337
retargeting for aircraft with Tucson, Arizona
partial 1553 capability 85734-1337 USA
• Non-1553 aircraft have the 520.663.7052 phone
520.663.7755 fax
options of the Enhanced
Paveway™ Avionics Kit (EPAK) www.raytheon.com
Conduit to External Interface • GPS/IMU
• 2 GPS Antennas
which provides full
functionality, or the Power-
Airfoil Group Bomb Body Guidance Kit Only mode which provides
on-deck programming.
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