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BGL 1000

BGL 1000

Bombs
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Basic Information
Name
BGL 1000
Designation
BGL 1000
Alternate Designation
Equipment Type
Bombs
Manufacturer
MBDA
Date of Introduction
Description

The BGL bombs are the French counterpart to the American Paveway laser guided bombs. The semi-active BGLs home on reflected laser beam energy directed on the target. The target illumination can be done by the launching aircraft, by a third aircraft or by ground-based troops operating a laser designator. The Laser Guided Bombs have reduced the number of weapons requested to destroy a single target while enhancing accuracy, reliability and cost-effectiveness in strike missions. The BGLs were combat-proven over Bosnia in 1994 and afterward in the Kosovo conflict in 1999. The BGLs can be released at low and medium altitude at 10 km away from their targets providing an accuracy of a few meters. Usually the BGLs are released from the Mirage 2000 aircraft. More than 1,750 BGL bombs have been ordered for several countries. They can accommodate a general purpose warhead or a penetrator.

Ground Specifications
Range 10.0 km
Overview (Deagel)
Group Bombs
Status Active
Origin France
Contractor MBDA
Total Production ?
Specifications (Deagel)
Mass — Weight 1,000 kilogram
Performance — Max Range 10,000 meter
Performance — Min Range 5,000 meter
Variants
Variant 1 BGL 250
Variant 2 BGL 400
Variant 3 BGL 1000
Details
Country of Origin France
Classification
Domain
Ground
Equipment Status
Active
Dimensions
Length
Width
Height
Weight
1000 kg
Operators (1)
France
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