2020年9月9日 · Last week the U.S. Air Force announced successful tests of the BLU-136 Next Generation Area Attack Weapon, a 2,000-pound munition to replace its controversial cluster bombs. The new...

2021年1月7日 · The U.S. Air Force is developing a 2,000 lb.-class bomb called BLU-136 that will shower metal fragments on enemy forces as a replacement for cluster munitions, which are being phased out...

An F-16 conducted initial live developmental test drops of the 2,000-lb class BLU-136 at the Nellis range in July 2020. The 10-weapon series proved the effectiveness of the weapon against light vehicles, structures, and personnel in excess of a 225 ft radius.

2020年9月2日 · When paired with a joint direct attack munition (JDAM) GPS -guided tail kit, the BLU-136 becomes the GBU-31v11 bomb; and because it's compatible with the JDAM kit, it …

2020年8月27日 · The BLU-136 is a 2000-pound class bomb body with form factor and mass properties similar to the BLU-109. When combined with the joint direct attack munition tail kit, the BLU-136 is designated as the GBU-31v11.

2019年10月2日 · The BLU-136/B, also known as NGAAW Increment II, is a 2,000 lb high-fragmentation area-attack warhead to augment the BLU-134/B for significant improvement …

2019年7月21日 · The U.S. Air Force is moving forward with the next-generation 2,000 lb.-class bombs called BLU-136, according to a Federal Business Opportunities notice.

2019年6月30日 · The BLU-134/B cast ductile iron bomb could become a new warhead option for these GPS-guided weapons., USAF To further improve their effectiveness, the final BLU-134/Bs and -136/Bs have a special height-of-burst sensor-enabled fuze that pilots can set during a mission from inside the cockpit.

2019年7月31日 · The Air Force today released a request for proposals to manufacture the BLU-136/B 2,000-pound warhead, one of two area-attack weapons intended to meet policy on cluster munitions. The maximum ceiling for the multi-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract is $600 million over a seven-year ordering period.

2020年9月2日 · A 2,000-lb. class alternative to more controversial cluster bombs passed a series of live fire tests in July, the U.S. Air Force announced on Aug. 27. The 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron dropped...