The oldest commissioned vessel in the US Navy Small boats. Boat Image Armament Notes Mk 5 SOC: M2 Browning.50 cal Heavy Machine Gun and M240 General Purpose Machine Gun: ... Cluster bomb MK82: General-purpose bomb: BLU-111/B, BLU-111A/B, BLU-126/B AGM-65: Guided air-to-surface missile

General-purpose (GP) bombs use a thick-walled metal casing with explosive filler (typically TNT, Composition B, or Tritonal in NATO or United States service) comprising about 30% to 40% of the bomb's total weight. The British term for a bomb of this type is …

Jul 21, 2023 · 24/7 Wall St. reviewed congressional research reports and military documents and publications to identify the bombs used by the U.S. military. These weapons include defensive missiles designed to...

The North American A-5 Vigilante is an American carrier-based supersonic bomber designed and built by North American Aviation (NAA) for the United States Navy. Before the 1962 unification of Navy and Air Force designations, it was designated A3J. [1]

Nov 8, 2023 · The United States Navy is now ready to field Raytheon’s innovative GBU-53/B “StormBreaker” air-to-surface smart bomb on its fleet of F/A-18 Super Hornets, RTX (Raytheon’s parent company)...

Project Director Joint Ammunition and Weapons Systems is responsible for recurring production procurement of U.S. Air Force and Navy conventional bomb bodies, plugs, lugs and fins. MK80 Series...

Oct 4, 2021 · The Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) is a guidance kit that converts existing unguided bombs into precision-guided "smart" munitions.

Mar 11, 2025 · Patriot missile systems ($2.478b), F-16 weapons/ bombs ($750m), Oliver Hazard Perry - class frigate ($150m)

Jan 13, 2025 · Approximately 50 B61 nuclear bombs inside an "igloo" at what might be Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. The US nuclear weapons are thought to be stored at an estimated 24 geographical locations in 11 US states and five European countries.

Mar 5, 2025 · The U.S. Navy has used more missiles for air defense since combat operations in the Red Sea began in October 2023 than the service used in all the years since Operation Desert Storm in the 1990s ...