Type "Bunker buster" bomb Manufacturer Northrop Grumman | Place of origin United States Variants GBU-36 | |
Used by United States Air Force Weight 4,700 pounds (2,100 kg) | ||
The GBU-37 (Guided Bomb Unit-37) Global Positioning System Aided Munition (GAM) was developed for use with the B-2 Bomber. The bomb can penetrate hardened targets or targets buried deep underground. The first all-weather precision-guided bunker buster, it became operational in 1997. It has been replaced on the B-2 by the 5000-pound GPS-aided/INS-guided GBU-28.
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