CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon
| CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon | |
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A CBU-105 munition is loaded to a B-52H Stratofortress | |
| Type | Cluster bomb unit |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| In service |
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| Used by | |
| Wars | Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Textron Systems |
| Variants | CBU-105 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 941 lb (427 kg) |
| Length | 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m) |
| Diameter | 16 in (400 mm) |
| Tailspan | 1 ft 8 in (.52 m) stowed 3 ft 6 in (1.07 m) extended |
| Warhead |
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Launch platform | F-16, A-10, F-15E, F-111, B-52H, B-1B, SEPECAT Jaguar |
| References | Janes |
| BLU-108/B | |
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| Type | Cluster bomb submunition |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Textron Systems |
| Variants | BLU-108B/B |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 64 lb (29 kg) |
| Length | 2 ft 7 in (.8 m) |
| Diameter | 3.9 in (100 mm) |
| Warhead | 4 penetration skeet (4.6 in × 3.5 in (118 mm × 90 mm)), single slug explosively formed penetrator |
Guidance system |
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| References | Janes |
The CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon is a United States Air Force 1,000-pound (450 kg)-class freefall Cluster Bomb Unit. It was developed and produced by Textron Defense Systems. A CBU-97 used in conjunction with the Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser guidance tail kit is converted to a precision-guided weapon, and the combination is designated CBU-105.