SCALPEL
SCALPEL (Small Contained-Area Laser Precision Energetic Load) is a laser-guided bomb produced by Lockheed Martin. The weapon is being developed from the Enhanced Laser Guided Training Round (E-LGTR) which is the training version of the Paveway II series of bombs. The rationale behind the system is to provide a light, low-collateral damage weapon which can utilise the infrastructure and platform integration already in place for the E-LGTR system.
SCALPEL
- Field
- aerial bomb
- Region
- United States
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Specifications
Specifications
On 14 March 2010, the US Navy announced its intention to purchase Scalpel. The Navy completed some integration work in 2011 and the weapon was still self-funded as of 2016, but Scalpel could be ready for operations in "a year or two" depending if a launch customer commits extra funding and test range support. The Scalpel Plus version has a dual-mode SAL/GPS guidance system.
• Weight: 100 lbs (45.3 kg) • Length: 75 in (1905 mm) • Diameter: 4 in (102 mm) • Guidance: Semi-active laser homing.
Program status
Program status
• May 2008 – Three inert weapons successfully carried and released by AV-8B Harriers.
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SCALPEL is associated with United States.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1203319762, The psychic scalpel.
General reference · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q7389061: SCALPEL
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- “SCALPEL”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1203319762, The psychic scalpel.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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