Lockheed Martin’s new Dual Mode Plus laser guided bomb (LGB) successfully
completed two recent flight tests at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons
Division in China Lake, California. The tests demonstrated operation
of the new linear optics, GPS/Inertial Navigation System (INS) guidance
subsystem and the control actuation system, meeting all mission objectives.
Released from an F/A-18 Super Hornet, the two Mk-82 (500-lb.) inert
warheads, fitted with Dual Mode Plus guidance kits, impacted fixed targets
well within operational performance requirements. |
“Lockheed
Martin’s Dual Mode Plus benefits from the reliability and affordability
of the Paveway™ II Plus LGB system while integrating a GPS/INS,
all-weather moving target capability,” said Joe Serra, Precision
Guided Systems director at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control.
“This combination offers a precise and affordable direct attack
weapon system to the U.S. and its allies.”
Effective against fixed, relocatable and moving targets, Dual Mode Plus
will improve mission effectiveness by providing precision strike capabilities
in all-weather conditions at extended standoff ranges. Dual Mode Plus
maintains Paveway II LGB physical dimensions and easily integrates with
aircraft employing Paveway II LGBs or other similar direct attack weapons
utilizing conventional MIL-STD-1760/1553 or Universal Armament Interfaces.
Lockheed Martin is a qualified provider of all three Paveway II MK-80
series LGB variants (GBU-10 MK-84 [2,000 lb.], GBU-12 MK-82 and GBU-16
MK-83 [1,000 lb.]) and is the sole provider of the Enhanced Laser Guided
Training Round and Dual Mode LGB kits. The company has delivered more
than 150,000 training rounds, more than 75,000 Paveway II LGB kits and
7,000 dual-mode systems to the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and
23 international customers. |
