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Ukraine will receive Ground-launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) this winter
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this post was submitted on 13 Oct 2023
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That name seems like an oxymoron. Isn't this a missile?
The name's that way because it's taking the existing Small Diameter Bomb (SDB, designed to be dropped from aircraft) and fitting it to a rocket so it can be launched from the ground instead.
Thanks!
See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_Launched_Small_Diameter_Bomb#Design
It's like a kit to retrofit them.
That is pretty fascinating. I didn't realize they were boost gliders.