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FREE-FALL BOMB [3 records]

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Record 1 2021-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bombs and Grenades
  • Lasers and Masers
DEF

A bomb where a laser beam emitted from the carrier aircraft sends signals to the guidance systems in the bomb, correcting its course by way of moveable fins, and entailing a more accurate placement of munitions.

OBS

To achieve the same amount of damage a LGB can be much smaller than a conventional free-fall bomb. LGBs have now been largely superseded by [precision guided munitions].

OBS

laser-guided bomb; LGB: designations standardized by NATO and officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bombes et grenades
  • Masers et lasers
CONT

Une bombe guidée laser (BGL) est une bombe guidée qui modifie elle-même sa trajectoire pour atteindre une cible désignée par un «spot» (ou tache) laser émis par un désignateur laser.

OBS

bombe à guidage laser; BGL : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN et uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems (Air Forces)
  • Missiles and Rockets
  • Bombs and Grenades
CONT

The JDAM "is a free-fall bomb given extraordinary accuracy by the addition to the tail of inexpensive satellite-guidance equipment using the Global Positioning System(GPS). "

CONT

Lockheed has recently been contracted to provide a ground attack capability, with two JDAM (joint direct attack munitions) in the main weapon bays.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes (Forces aériennes)
  • Missiles et roquettes
  • Bombes et grenades
CONT

[...] mais la nouvelle arme de choix en Afghanistan a été la munition interarme d'attaque directe (JDAM). Il s'agit d'une «bombe lisse dont l'extraordinaire degré de précision provient de l'adjonction à la queue d'un dispositif peu coûteux de téléguidage par satellite utilisant le système mondial de localisation (GPS)».

CONT

Un contrat vient d'être attribué a Lockheed couvrant l'étude d'une capacité d'attaque au sol avec comme armement deux missiles JDAM (joint direct attack munitions) en soute.

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bombs and Grenades
OBS

free-fall bomb; gravity bomb : terms extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

Key term(s)
  • free-falling bomb

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bombes et grenades
OBS

bombe lisse; bombe à chute libre; bombe à gravitation; bombe à lancement balistique : termes tirés du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Key term(s)
  • bombe en chute libre

Spanish

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