The GBU-53/B StormBreaker, previously known as the Small Diameter Bomb II, is an American air-launched, precision-guided glide bomb. [8] Development was started in 2006 for a 250 pounds (113 kg) class bomb that can identify and strike mobile targets from standoff distances in all weather conditions.

GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb Increment II (SDB II) is an air launched, precision strike weapon that will give the warfighter the ability to defeat moving and stationary targets in adverse weather conditions. A joint United States Air Force and Navy program designed with reliability and affordability in mind, SDB II provides

The GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb Increment II (SDB II) StormBreaker is a joint interest United States Air Force (USAF) and Department of Navy (DoN) ACAT IC program, with the USAF as...

2025年3月25日 · Computer generated rendering of the GBU-53 StormBreaker SDB-II. (Image credit: RTX) The L3Harris BRU-55/A Smart Rack used by the F/A-18 Super Hornet can accommodate two StormBreakers per weapon pylon.

SDB II, also known as the GBU-53/B Stormbreaker, is the second increment of a 250-pound air-to-ground glide bomb. It is a network-enabled weapon (NEW) equipped with an encrypted weapon data link (WDL) radio, which allows it to destroy moving targets in …

2024年1月3日 · The Air Force awarded Raytheon, an RTX unit, a $345 million contract to build more than 1,500 Small Diameter Bomb II/GBU-53/B munitions—called “StormBreaker” by the company—for the Air Force, Navy, and Foreign Military Sales users, under the 10th production lot. The work is to be completed by August 2028.

2025年3月24日 · We may have just gotten our first evidence of the GBU-53/B StormBreaker glide bomb, also known as the Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II), being used in combat by the U.S. Navy.The first operational use of StormBreaker by the service would be a big deal, with this weapon bringing some significant advances over its predecessor, the GBU-39/B SDB I, …

2021年12月1日 · The U.S. Navy will declare initial operating capability of the GBU-53/B StormBreaker on the Super Hornet after operational testing concludes in 2022.

The GBU-53/B SDB II is an air-launched, precision-strike standoff weapon that will enable the warfighter to defeat moving and fixed targets in adverse weather conditions.

2020年10月13日 · The GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb II program reached a major milestone Sept. 23 when the weapon was approved for F-15E Strike Eagle operational flights. The approval, from Air Combat Command, makes it possible for the Air Force’s Strike Eagle squadrons to fly with the air-launched precision-guided munition.