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The LSDB was launched in March 2015, and exhibited for the first time during the DSEI 2015 defence and security exhibition held in London in September 2015.<\/p>\nThe Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) is a long-range, all-aspect, precision-attack, ground-launched weapon developed by Saab in partnership with Boeing to address the emerging needs of armed forces.<\/p>\n
The GLSDB combines capabilities of the SDB I air-launched weapon and the M26 ground-based rocket motor. Designed for launch from the ground artillery system, the GLSDB provides land forces with the ability to engage a range of targets in complex operating environments.<\/p>\n
The LSDB was launched in March 2015, and exhibited for the first time during the DSEI 2015 defence and security exhibition held in London in September 2015.<\/p>\n
Development of the small diameter bomb<\/strong><\/p>\n Saab and Boeing signed a teaming agreement in August 2014 to develop the GLSDB by integrating Boeing’s GBU-39B SDB I bomb and M26 rocket motor of the M270A multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) manufactured by Lockheed Martin and Diehl BGT Defence.<\/p>\n The SDB I, originally designed for launch from an aircraft, was converted into a ground-launched artillery rocket with the same performance characteristics. The ground-launched SDB and the rocket motor in the ground artillery system are connected using an inter-stage adapter.<\/p>\n The multiple launch rocket system has two rocket pods and can load up to six rockets according to pod.<\/p>\n Saab and Boeing conducted a series of live-fire tests of the GLSDB, using the rocket motor provided by Nammo in Vidsel, Sweden, in February 2015.<\/p>\n The GLSDB is compatible with two variants of the SDB, namely Focused Lethality Munition (FLM) ultra-low collateral damage version and Laser Small Diameter Bomb (LSDB).<\/p>\n