The CBU-97, or CBU-105 version, is deployed by tactical aircraft from altitudes of 200 to 20,000 feet (60 to 6,100 m) Above Ground Level (AGL) at speeds of 250 to 650 knots (460 to 1,200 km/h).

Jun 12, 2015 · A cluster bomb of this type can shred SAM launchers and radars with a high level of accuracy and effectiveness. A large number of CBU-105s can stop an enemy armoured division in its tracks and disable every vehicle in it. The principle and method of operation of this weapon is explained below. A CBU-105 canister cutout, showing BLU-108 submunitions

Aug 19, 2003 · The sensor fuzed weapon, or CBU 105, is a high-altitude, high-tech, weapon that can destroy precise targets in an area larger than a football field from as far away as 5 to 10 miles.

Aug 5, 2017 · The Textron Systems Sensor-Fuzed Weapon (SFW), best known by its US Air Force designation CBU- 97 or CBU-105 (see below), is an air-delivered cargo munition developed by Textron Systems (and predecessor companies) in partnership with the United States Air Force.

USAF tests its CBU-105 Sensor Fuzed Weapon (SFW) cluster bombs on a training range. The United States is currently the largest manufacturer and user of cluster bombs.

Jul 7, 2011 · By incorporating Lockheed Martin's Wind Corrected Munition Dispenser (WCMD) tail kit on SFW, which then redesignated SFW as a CBU-105, the delivery altitude increases up to 40,000 feet and...

Sep 1, 2016 · On Tuesday, Textron Manufacturing Systems announced that it is ceasing production of the controversial CBU-105, citing reduced orders, a volatile political environment, and international...

CBU-105 was the only standard USAF cluster munition that met the less-than-one-percent failure rate previously mandated by DOD for use beyond 2018. DOD has since reversed course, retaining existing weapons for deterrence on the Korean Peninsula.

Jan 30, 2018 · The CBU-97 in conjunction with the Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser guidance tail kit, which converts it to a precision-guided weapon, is designated CBU-105. The CBU-97 consists of an SUU-66/B tactical munition dispenser that contains 10 BLU-108 submunitions.

Developed by Textron Defense Systems, it offers precision strike capabilities when combined with the Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser guidance tail kit, designated as CBU-105. Consists of an SUU-66/B tactical munition dispenser holding 10 BLU-108 submunitions.