BLU-111/B (low-collateral variant)

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

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aerial bomb ⓘ
guided bomb warhead ⓘ
low-collateral damage munition ⓘ
basedOn BLU-111/B bomb body ⓘ
belongsToSeries BLU-111 bomb family ⓘ
linked to: Mk 82 bomb
compatibleWith Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) kits ⓘ
laser guidance kits ⓘ
precision guidance kits ⓘ
countryOfOrigin 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 general-purpose bomb ⓘ
linked to: Mk 82 bomb
role close air support ⓘ
precision strike ⓘ
urban operations ⓘ
usedBy 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) ⓘ