Bomb tests at Boeing

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Boeing recently received the first phase of a $27m contract to perform a series of ground and flight tests on the Small Diameter Bomb I Focused Lethality Munition.

recently received the first phase of a $27m

contract for the Small Diameter Bomb I Focused Lethality Munition (SDB I FLM) Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD).

‘FLM is a very low collateral damage variant of our SDB I system that provides a large blast effect with very few metal fragments,’ said Boeing SDB Program Manager Dan Jaspering. ‘It will allow the warfighter to prosecute targets in confined areas while minimizing the risk of damaging adjacent structures.’

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the US Air Force Research Laboratory developed the technology for the FLM warhead. Under the JCTD contract, Boeing will incorporate the FLM technology into the SDB I system, perform a series of ground and flight tests, and manufacture a limited number of FLM weapons.

Boeing said in a statement that the FLM warhead design features an advanced, multi-phase blast explosive and a composite carbon fibre warhead case allowing for pinpoint strikes with low collateral damage. ‘It is a very clever design, and early tests are encouraging,’ Jaspering said.

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