BLU-111/B (low-collateral variant)

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aerial bomb guided bomb warhead low-collateral damage munition

The BLU-111/B (low-collateral variant) is a 500-pound class U.S. aerial bomb designed to reduce collateral damage through improved guidance and/or warhead characteristics compared to standard Mk 82-series munitions.

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Label	Occurrences
BLU-111/B (low-collateral variant) canonical	1

Statements (32)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	aerial bomb ⓘ guided bomb warhead ⓘ low-collateral damage munition ⓘ
basedOn	BLU-111/B bomb body ⓘ
belongsToSeries	Mk 82 bomb ⓘ surface form: BLU-111 bomb family
compatibleWith	Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) kits ⓘ laser guidance kits ⓘ precision guidance kits ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designedFor	air-to-ground attack ⓘ
designedTo	limit damage in dense urban environments ⓘ reduce collateral damage ⓘ
designGoal	controlled fragmentation pattern ⓘ improved accuracy over unguided Mk 82-series bombs ⓘ
guidance	externally provided by add-on kits ⓘ
hasFeature	improved guidance compatibility ⓘ modified warhead characteristics ⓘ reduced blast radius compared to standard Mk 82-series ⓘ reduced fragmentation effects ⓘ
intendedEffect	minimize civilian casualties ⓘ minimize unintended damage to nearby structures ⓘ
massClass	500-pound class bomb ⓘ
munitionClass	air-dropped bomb ⓘ
operationalUse	precision engagement of point targets ⓘ
relatedTo	Mk 82 bomb ⓘ surface form: Mk 82 general-purpose bomb
role	close air support ⓘ precision strike ⓘ urban operations ⓘ
usedBy	United States Armed Forces ⓘ surface form: U.S. military
usedWith	strike aircraft ⓘ tactical fighter aircraft ⓘ
warheadType	high-explosive warhead ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mk 82 bomb → familyIncludes → BLU-111/B (low-collateral variant) ⓘ