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Proven
Effectiveness and Reliability
BLU-108 contains four smart Skeet warheads that feature two
built-in redundant self-destruct logic modes. Additionally,
a timed self-deactivation mode renders any unexploded warhead
harmless within minutes after delivery, leaving a clean battlefield.
Equipped with both dual-mode passive infrared and active laser
sensors, each warhead can halt an invading force by simultaneously
detecting and engaging fixed and moving land combat targets. |
BLU-108 is capable of integration into a number of weapon systems
including:
- Raytheon's R/UGM-109 Tomahawk
- Raytheon's AGM-154B JSOW
- Lockheed Martin's MGM-140 ATACMS
- M30 GMLRS
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- AGM-158 JASSM
- Boeing's AGM-84H SLAMER
- Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs); and future
cruise missiles.
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BLU-108 is proven effective to defeat a variety of target types,
from heavy armored battle tanks to soft-skinned vehicles, including
parked aircraft, mobile radars and jammers, air defense vehicles.
Testing against littoral targets is underway.
| Smart
Sensor Technology
Once deployed, the smart Skeet warhead with its two-color
infrared (IR) sensor searches for targets that match a defined
set of IR requirements, while the laser sensor profiles those
targets for improved aim point and lethality. When a valid
target is detected, the Skeet warhead fires an Explosively
Formed Penetrator (EFP) and 16-fragment outer ring from within
its center core, to effectively perforate hardened steel and
instantly defeat the target from the top — its most
vulnerable area. |
| Clean
Battlefield Operation
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Unlike older, traditional "cluster"
weapons that are known to have high dud rates, Textron Systems'
BLU-108 Skeet warheads feature built-in, redundant self-destruct
logic. If a Skeet warhead does not detect a valid target over
its lofted trajectory, it will self-destruct. Additionally,
a times self-deactivation mode renders any unexploded warhead
harmless within minutes after delivery. Together, these safety
features ensure clean battlefield operation. |
| Technical
Specifications
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Easy Integration With Carrier Vehicle
- No electrical input requirement
- No signal input requirement
- Long storage life in host vehicle
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Overall Dimensions
Length......................................................................31"
(79 cm)
Cylinder Diameter.................................................5.25"
(13.3 cm)
Maximum
Lateral Dimension.................................7.25"
(18.4 cm)
Maximum Weight (BLU-108)......................................64
lb (29 kg)
Skeet Warhead Weight...........................................7.5
lb (3.4 kg) |
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Once released, each Skeet
warhead searches out valid targets within its coverage footprint. |
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