List of Bomb Live Units
Bomb Live Unit is:
"Standard nomenclature[1] in accordance with MIL-STD 875[2] for bombs used by the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. These bombs can be configured as high explosives, chemical and pyrotechnic."[3] - (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers EE/CA Addendum, Former Buckley Field, 1/98)
"When installed on a bomb, the JDAM kit is given a GBU (Guided Bomb Unit) nomenclature, superseding the MK-80 or BLU (Bomb, Live Unit) nomenclature of the bomb to which it is attached."[4] - PeaceWorks Kansas City
Notable Bomb Live Units include:
- BLU-3
- BLU-3 Pineapple
- BLU-14
- BLU-26
- BLU-36
- BLU-43
- BLU-43 Dragontooth
- BLU-80
- BLU-80/B
- BLU-80/B Bigeye
- BLU-80/B Bigeye bomb
- BLU-82
- BLU-82B
- BLU-82 Commando Vault "Daisy Cutter"
- BLU-97/B
- BLU-97/B Combined Effect Bomb
- BLU-97/B Combined Effect Bomblets [5]
- BLU-107
- BLU-107 Durandal
- BLU-108
- BLU-108/B
- BLU-108 Sensor Fuzed Weapon
- BLU-109
- BLU-109 bomb
- BLU-110
- BLU-111
- BLU-114/B
- BLU-116
- BLU-117
- BLU-118
- BLU-127
See also
References
- ↑ "An Introduction to US Military Nomenclature…". Tactical Retailer .com. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "MIL-STD-875 Type Designation System for Aeronautical and Support Equipment". Document Center, Inc. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "Informal Interorganizational Glossary of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Terminology" (PDF). NATO EOD COE (Explosive Ordnance Disposal Centre of Excellence). Trenčín, Slovak Republic: InterWay, a. s. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "Midwest Weapons Report, #2, excerpts". PeaceWorks Kansas City. 24 February 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "BLU-97/B CEB (Combined Effects Bomblet)". BAK to BSU/BSG - Equipment Listing. www.designation-systems.net. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
(Combined Effects Bomblet) is an aerially dispensed multi-purpose (anti-personnel, anti-armour, incendiary) bomblet.
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