US to Supply "Israel" with Smart Bombs
Source: alalam.ir, 14-09-2008
WASHINGTON--The US administration will supply ‘Israeli' regime with sophisticated weapons for heavily fortified targets to boost the occupying regime's capabilities, reports said on Sunday.
‘Israeli' newspaper Haaretz said the US Department of Defense has announced it would sell the ‘Israeli' Air Force 1,000 new smart bombs in a deal which was approved amid public and secret messages from Washington.
‘Israel' will also receive 28,000 LAW (Light Anti-Tank Weapon) tube launchers for land forces.
The US will provide ‘Israel' with Guided Bomb Unit-39 (GBU-39) -- a special weapon developed for penetrating fortified facilities located deep underground, the Pentagon said.
The $77 million shipment, which includes launchers and appurtenances, will allow the IAF to hit many more bunkers than currently possible.
According to experts, although each bomb weighs 113 kilograms, its penetration capabilities equal those of a one-ton bomb.
Most US Air Force aircraft are able to carry a pack of four of these bombs in place of a single one-ton bomb.
The bomb's small size allows a single-strike aircraft to carry more of the munitions than is possible utilizing currently available bomb units, thus increasing firepower, or, alternatively, allowing the aircraft to fly longer distances to deliver a single bomb.
The estimated value for the bomb's GPS version which military experts have called the latest development in the bunker-buster line is around $70,000 to $90,000 for every single bomb.
The US has already supplied ‘Israel' with earlier versions of bunker busters. In 2005, the Pentagon authorized the sale of GBU-28 to Israel, in a move that commentators construed as a hinted threat aimed at Iran. Haaretz reported earlier this month that the US was hesitant about selling ‘Israel' heavier busters.
The Pentagon's announcement also said that the US would help upgrade the ‘Israeli' army's patriot anti-aircraft missiles - which it uses as part of its missile-interception array.
WASHINGTON--The US administration will supply ‘Israeli' regime with sophisticated weapons for heavily fortified targets to boost the occupying regime's capabilities, reports said on Sunday.
‘Israeli' newspaper Haaretz said the US Department of Defense has announced it would sell the ‘Israeli' Air Force 1,000 new smart bombs in a deal which was approved amid public and secret messages from Washington.
‘Israel' will also receive 28,000 LAW (Light Anti-Tank Weapon) tube launchers for land forces.
The US will provide ‘Israel' with Guided Bomb Unit-39 (GBU-39) -- a special weapon developed for penetrating fortified facilities located deep underground, the Pentagon said.
The $77 million shipment, which includes launchers and appurtenances, will allow the IAF to hit many more bunkers than currently possible.
According to experts, although each bomb weighs 113 kilograms, its penetration capabilities equal those of a one-ton bomb.
Most US Air Force aircraft are able to carry a pack of four of these bombs in place of a single one-ton bomb.
The bomb's small size allows a single-strike aircraft to carry more of the munitions than is possible utilizing currently available bomb units, thus increasing firepower, or, alternatively, allowing the aircraft to fly longer distances to deliver a single bomb.
The estimated value for the bomb's GPS version which military experts have called the latest development in the bunker-buster line is around $70,000 to $90,000 for every single bomb.
The US has already supplied ‘Israel' with earlier versions of bunker busters. In 2005, the Pentagon authorized the sale of GBU-28 to Israel, in a move that commentators construed as a hinted threat aimed at Iran. Haaretz reported earlier this month that the US was hesitant about selling ‘Israel' heavier busters.
The Pentagon's announcement also said that the US would help upgrade the ‘Israeli' army's patriot anti-aircraft missiles - which it uses as part of its missile-interception array.
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