FPG-82
FPG-82 | |
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![]() Concept of the FPG-82 | |
Type | Bomb |
Place of origin | Brazil |
Production history | |
Designed | July 2020[1] |
Manufacturer | Friuli Aeroespacial |
Unit cost | US$25,000 (2010)[2] |
Produced | 2013- (scheduled)[3] |
Specifications | |
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Operational range | 75–80 km[1] |
Guidance system | GPS / INS. |
Launch platform | Combat aircraft |
The FPG-82 is an INS/GPS guided wing-kit for Mk-82-class bombs, under development by Friuli Aeroespacial, for the Brazilian Air Force.[4]
Service
The FPG-82 will equip the Brazilian Air Force's F-5BR and AMX, and Brazilian Naval Aviation A-4.[5]
Characteristics
The kit adds a 40 kg GPS/INS navigation system in a tail fairing and pop-out wing in a dorsal saddleback fairing enabling a 7:1 glade ratio aiming to increase standoff range up to 80 km.[5]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Brazil's new glide bomb from Friuli, AIR-TO-SURFACE". Jane's Intelligence Review. 3 May 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ↑ Silveira, Virgínia (8 January 2010). Brandimarte, Vera, ed. "Friuli vai ampliar presença nos setores de defesa e aeroespacial". Valor Economico (in Portuguese). Sao Paulo, Brazil. ISSN 1517-9710. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ↑ "FPG-82 Sistema Friuli De Planeio E Guiamento" (in Portuguese). Friuli Aeroespacial. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ↑ Trimble (2011), p. 9
- 1 2 Wall (2012), p. 80
- Bibliography
- Trimble, Stephen (26 April 2011). Morrison, Murdo, ed. "Brazil's Arms Sector Blooms". Flight International. Sutton, UK: Reed Business Information. 179 (5288): 9. ISSN 0015-3710.
- Wall, Robert (23 April 2012). Velocci, Anthony, ed. "Guided Trajectory". Aviation Week & Space Technology. New York, United States: McGraw-Hill: 79–80. ISSN 0005-2175. ;
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