FT PGB | |
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Type | Precision-guided bomb |
Place of origin | China |
Service history | |
In service | 2006 to present |
Used by | China |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | CALT |
Produced | 2006 to present |
Specifications | |
Mass | up to 5 ton |
Length | depends on the gravity bomb used |
Height | depends on the gravity bomb used |
Diameter | depends on the gravity bomb used |
Wingspan | depends on the gravity bomb used |
Warhead | various gravity bombs |
Detonation mechanism | Impact / Proximity |
Operational range | depends on the altitude released |
Maximum speed | freefall |
Guidance system | inertial + satellite guidance |
Launch platform | aerial platforms |
FT PGB is an abbreviation for a family of Chinese built precision guided munitions named To-Fly Precision Guided Bomb (Fei-Teng Jing-Que Zhi-Dao Zha-Dan, 飞腾精确制导炸弹), developed by China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).
The FT PGB is actually an upgrade kit to modernize gravity bombs with precision guidance. The kit consists of two modules, the inertial guidance module and the satellite guidance module. The primary guidance system is the satellite guidance module, a technology reportedly to be reverse engineered from unexploded Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) ordnance in the NATO bombing of the People's Republic of China embassy in Belgrade, according to many Chinese military enthusiasts. A variety of satellite guidance can be used, such as GPS and GLONASS, as well as the Chinese Beidou navigation system, which will be usable in the Asia-Pacific region in 2012. When satellite guidance is not available, the inertial guidance system is used, though the two systems are generally used together, complementing each other.[ citation needed]
Chinese media have shown photographs of FT PGB being dropped from helicopters such as the Chinese Naval Ka-28, in addition to fixed winged platforms. FT series PGB is also used as a component for a subfamily of another Chinese PGM, LS PGB, a family of gliding precision guided bombs. FT series PGB was first revealed to public at the 7th Zhuhai Airshow held in November 2006 with two models of the family FT-1 and FT-3, and the family of this weapon is built to Chinese GJV289A standard, the Chinese equivalent of MIL-STD-1553B. The adaptation of such a military standard means that the weapon can be readily deployed on any western platforms.[ citation needed]
There are 10 bombs in the FT family:
FT PGB | |
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Type | Precision-guided bomb |
Place of origin | China |
Service history | |
In service | 2006 to present |
Used by | China |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | CALT |
Produced | 2006 to present |
Specifications | |
Mass | up to 5 ton |
Length | depends on the gravity bomb used |
Height | depends on the gravity bomb used |
Diameter | depends on the gravity bomb used |
Wingspan | depends on the gravity bomb used |
Warhead | various gravity bombs |
Detonation mechanism | Impact / Proximity |
Operational range | depends on the altitude released |
Maximum speed | freefall |
Guidance system | inertial + satellite guidance |
Launch platform | aerial platforms |
FT PGB is an abbreviation for a family of Chinese built precision guided munitions named To-Fly Precision Guided Bomb (Fei-Teng Jing-Que Zhi-Dao Zha-Dan, 飞腾精确制导炸弹), developed by China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).
The FT PGB is actually an upgrade kit to modernize gravity bombs with precision guidance. The kit consists of two modules, the inertial guidance module and the satellite guidance module. The primary guidance system is the satellite guidance module, a technology reportedly to be reverse engineered from unexploded Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) ordnance in the NATO bombing of the People's Republic of China embassy in Belgrade, according to many Chinese military enthusiasts. A variety of satellite guidance can be used, such as GPS and GLONASS, as well as the Chinese Beidou navigation system, which will be usable in the Asia-Pacific region in 2012. When satellite guidance is not available, the inertial guidance system is used, though the two systems are generally used together, complementing each other.[ citation needed]
Chinese media have shown photographs of FT PGB being dropped from helicopters such as the Chinese Naval Ka-28, in addition to fixed winged platforms. FT series PGB is also used as a component for a subfamily of another Chinese PGM, LS PGB, a family of gliding precision guided bombs. FT series PGB was first revealed to public at the 7th Zhuhai Airshow held in November 2006 with two models of the family FT-1 and FT-3, and the family of this weapon is built to Chinese GJV289A standard, the Chinese equivalent of MIL-STD-1553B. The adaptation of such a military standard means that the weapon can be readily deployed on any western platforms.[ citation needed]
There are 10 bombs in the FT family: