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The first successful electro optical guided munition was the AGM-62 Walleye during the Vietnam war. It was a family of large glide bombs which could automatically track targets using contrast differences in the video feed. The original concept was created by engineer Norman Kay while tinkering with televisions as a hobby.
The Germans were first to introduce Precision Guided Munitions (PGMs) in combat, ... In the 1960s, the electro-optical bomb (or camera bomb) was reintroduced.
The KAB-500Kr [1] [2] (Correctable air bomb - 500 kg) is an electro-optical TV-guided fire and forget bomb developed by the Soviet Air Force in the 1980s. It remains in service with the CIS and various export customers. The seeker employs a gimballed daylight television imaging sensor under a wide angle glass dome.
The GBU-8 Homing Bomb System (HOBOS) is a 2,000 lb (910 kg) electro-optical guided bomb developed for the United States Air Force. [4] Description
Maverick A is the basic model and uses an electro-optical television guidance system. No longer in U.S. service. Maverick B is similar to the A model, although the B model added optical zooming to lock onto small or distant targets. Maverick C was to be a laser-guided variant for the United States Marine Corps (USMC). It was canceled before ...
Paveway 1 – laser-guided munitions; Paveway 2 – an electro-optical guidance (TV) munition developed by Rockwell International designated HOBO ("Homing Bomb"), of which 4,000 were eventually produced and 500 launched in combat, and; Paveway 3 – an infrared homing system that was never deployed.
It fires 25mm rounds and has an electro-optical/infrared sensor for 330-degree surveillance. ... which uses laser-guidance to turn Hydra 2.75-inch rockets into precision-guided munitions.
LS-6 with electro-optical seeker (bottom) displayed at Zhuhai Airshow 2024 Type 7712 Prototype laser-guided bomb. Marketed as LT-1 for export by Norinco in the early 1990s. The marketing was halted after the project cancellation. [21] LS-500J First generation of the laser-guided bomb. Renamed to LT-2 for export. [22]