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ID

OSMP626

Date

14 July 2024

Source

Reported Location

Year

Munition Category

Functional use

Tentative Model

Base Colour

Condition

Mechanical Feature

Guidance

Domain

Weight Class

External Research

CNN

“Patrick Senft, a research coordinator at Armament Research Services (ARES), cautioned that “Many pieces are too damaged to allow for a positive ID. … But one image, he said, featured “distinctive screw housings, fin slots, and the internal mechanism of a GBU-39’s tail section.””

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Armament Research Services (ARES)

“The tail actuation section … is located at the farthest point of the munition from the bomb body and explosive content. The tail actuation section is often found partly or largely intact following the munition’s functioning. This section contains the thermal battery and four fins, some or all of which may be damaged or absent.”

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