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Paveway IV

Paveway IV
A Paveway IV laser-guided bomb fitted to a Harrier GR9.
TypePrecision-guided munition
Place of originUnited Kingdom
Service history
In service2008
Used byRoyal Air Force
Royal Saudi Air Force
WarsOperation Herrick
Operation Ellamy
Operation Shader
Operation Prosperity Guardian
Production history
ManufacturerRaytheon UK
Specifications
Mass500 lb (230 kg)
Guidance
system
Inertial, GPS Aided Inertial and/or Semi-Active Laser
Launch
platform
British Aerospace Harrier II
Panavia Tornado
Eurofighter Typhoon[1]
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II[2][3]

Paveway IV is a dual mode GPS/INS and laser-guided bomb manufactured by Raytheon UK (formerly Raytheon Systems Limited).[1] It is the latest iteration of the Paveway series.

The weapon is a guidance kit based on the existing Enhanced Paveway II Enhanced Computer Control Group (ECCG) added to a modified Mk 82 general-purpose bomb with increased penetration performance. The new ECCG contains a Height of Burst (HOB) sensor enabling air burst fusing options, and a SAASM (Selective Availability Anti Spoofing Module) compliant GPS receiver. It can be launched either IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) only, given sufficiently good Transfer Alignment, or using GPS guidance. Terminal laser guidance is available in either navigation mode.

  1. ^ a b "Paveway IV". Royal Air Force. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference F35TestDrop was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference RAFPage was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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