BLU-116
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BLU-116 is an advanced U.S. bunker-buster bomb warhead designed to penetrate hardened, deeply buried targets with improved performance over earlier models.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3697280 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: BLU-116 Context triple: [BLU-109, replacedOrSupplementedBy, BLU-116]
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BLU-111/B (low-collateral variant)
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
Blu is a popular electronic cigarette and vaping brand known for its range of rechargeable and disposable e-cigarette products.
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Blu
Blu is an American underground hip-hop rapper known for his introspective lyrics and acclaimed collaborations, particularly with producer Exile.
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Blu
Blu is a domesticated Spix's macaw who serves as the timid yet brave protagonist of the animated Rio film series.
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Blum
Blum is a surname of German and Jewish origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as mathematics, politics, and the arts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: BLU-116 Target entity description: BLU-116 is an advanced U.S. bunker-buster bomb warhead designed to penetrate hardened, deeply buried targets with improved performance over earlier models.
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BLU-111/B (low-collateral variant)
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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B.
Blu
Blu is a popular electronic cigarette and vaping brand known for its range of rechargeable and disposable e-cigarette products.
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C.
Blu
Blu is a domesticated Spix's macaw who serves as the timid yet brave protagonist of the animated Rio film series.
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Blu
Blu is an American underground hip-hop rapper known for his introspective lyrics and acclaimed collaborations, particularly with producer Exile.
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Blum
Blum is a surname of German and Jewish origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as mathematics, politics, and the arts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bunker-buster bomb warhead
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penetrator warhead ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
air-dropped bombs
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military equipment of the United States ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
GBU-24 Paveway III
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GBU-27 Paveway III ⓘ GBU-28 ⓘ other laser-guided bomb kits ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| deployedFrom |
bomber aircraft
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fighter aircraft ⓘ |
| designedFor |
destruction of underground facilities
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penetration of deeply buried targets ⓘ penetration of hardened targets ⓘ |
| designedToImprove |
effectiveness against hard and deeply buried targets
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penetration depth compared to BLU-109 ⓘ |
| designedToSurvive | high-impact deceleration on target ⓘ |
| developedBy |
U.S. Department of Defense
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linked to:
Department of Defense
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| developedForProgram | hard and deeply buried target defeat ⓘ |
| enteredServiceInDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| explosiveFillType | high explosive ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
delayed-action fuze compatibility
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enhanced hard-target kill probability ⓘ high-strength penetrator body ⓘ improved penetration capability ⓘ optimized for reinforced concrete penetration ⓘ optimized for rock penetration ⓘ thick hardened steel casing ⓘ |
| hasImprovedPerformanceOver |
BLU-109
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linked to:
BLU-116
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| hasRole | conventional guided bomb warhead ⓘ |
| isPartOf | U.S. hard-target munitions inventory ⓘ |
| replacesOrSupplements | earlier BLU-series penetrator warheads ⓘ |
| requires | precision guidance kit for delivery ⓘ |
| targetType |
deeply buried infrastructure
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hardened storage facilities ⓘ underground command bunkers ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Air Force
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United States Navy ⓘ |
| usedInRole |
strategic strike
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tactical strike against hardened targets ⓘ |
| warheadType | conventional high-explosive penetrator ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: BLU-116 Description of subject: BLU-116 is an advanced U.S. bunker-buster bomb warhead designed to penetrate hardened, deeply buried targets with improved performance over earlier models.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
BLU-109 bomb
linked to: BLU-116