Which weapon is a 500-pound bomb with GPS/INS guidance and a laser kit (JDAM with laser)?

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Which weapon is a 500-pound bomb with GPS/INS guidance and a laser kit (JDAM with laser)?

Explanation:
Think of a 500-pound bomb that uses GPS/INS guidance and can also be guided by a laser designator. This is the Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition, which adds a semi-active laser seeker to the standard JDAM kit. The bomb that fits this description is the GBU-54, the Laser JDAM variant. The GBU-38 is a standard 500-pound JDAM with GPS/INS guidance only, so it lacks the laser designation capability. The AGM-176 Griffin is a glide bomb with its own guidance system and not a 500-pound JDAM with laser. The GBU-39/B is a smaller 250-pound Small Diameter Bomb with GPS/INS and not designed for a laser-guided terminal phase.

Think of a 500-pound bomb that uses GPS/INS guidance and can also be guided by a laser designator. This is the Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition, which adds a semi-active laser seeker to the standard JDAM kit. The bomb that fits this description is the GBU-54, the Laser JDAM variant.

The GBU-38 is a standard 500-pound JDAM with GPS/INS guidance only, so it lacks the laser designation capability. The AGM-176 Griffin is a glide bomb with its own guidance system and not a 500-pound JDAM with laser. The GBU-39/B is a smaller 250-pound Small Diameter Bomb with GPS/INS and not designed for a laser-guided terminal phase.

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