FPG-82 explained
FPG-82 |
Origin: | Brazil |
Type: | Bomb |
Is Ranged: | yes |
Is Explosive: | yes |
Is Missile: | yes |
Design Date: | July 2020 |
Manufacturer: | Friuli Aeroespacial |
Unit Cost: | US$25,000 (2010)[1] |
Production Date: | 2013- (scheduled)[2] |
Vehicle Range: | 75–80 km[3] |
Guidance: | 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.
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 glide ratio aiming to increase standoff range up to 80 km.[5]
See also
References
- Bibliography
- Trimble . Stephen . Morrison . Murdo . Brazil's Arms Sector Blooms . Flight International . 179 . 5288 . 9 . Reed Business Information . 26 April 2011 . Sutton, UK . 0015-3710.
- Wall . Robert . Velocci . Anthony . Guided Trajectory . Aviation Week & Space Technology . 79–80 . 23 April 2012 . McGraw-Hill . New York, United States . 0005-2175. ;
External links
Notes and References
- News: Silveira . Brandimarte . Vera . Virgínia . Friuli vai ampliar presença nos setores de defesa e aeroespacial . https://archive.today/20130219185410/http://www.investe.sp.gov.br/noticias/lenoticia.php?id=10512 . dead . 19 February 2013 . Valor Economico . Portuguese . Sao Paulo, Brazil . 8 January 2010 . 23 September 2012 . 1517-9710 .
- Web site: FPG-82 Sistema Friuli De Planeio E Guiamento . Portuguese . Friuli Aeroespacial . 23 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130804202908/http://www.friuli.ind.br/projetos/FPG-82.php . 4 August 2013 . dead .
- Web site: Brazil's new glide bomb from Friuli, AIR-TO-SURFACE . Jane's Intelligence Review . 3 May 2011 . 22 September 2012.
- Trimble (2011), p. 9
- Wall (2012), p. 80