China reveals details about 500 kg gliding sub-munitions dispenser

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China reveals details about 500 kg gliding sub-munitions dispenser

by Gabriel Dominguez

Chinese state-owned media have revealed details about a 500 kg unpowered, gliding sub-munitions dispenser developed for use by People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft.

CCTV 7 provided details about a 500 kg gliding sub-munitions dispenser for use by PLA aircraft. (CCTV 7 via Weibo)

CCTV 7 provided details about a 500 kg gliding sub-munitions dispenser for use by PLA aircraft. (CCTV 7 via Weibo)

In a 15 August news report the China Central Television 7 (CCTV 7) channel stated that the guided stand-off weapon, which is very similar in appearance to the Y6-J (also known as CS/BBC5) Guided Glider Aerial Bomb displayed at the Airshow China 2018 defence exhibition in Zhuhai, has a gliding range of about 60 km and has been designed as a fire-and-forget weapon that is capable of delivering at least six different types of sub-munitions to strike a variety of targets.

CCTV 7 reported that the aerodynamically shaped dispenser, which resembles the US-made AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW), can carry up to 240 sub-munitions. Just like the AGM-154, the Chinese weapon has two folding wings on its upper surface and its tail section features six fixed, sweptback rectangular fins.

CCTV 7 also released footage showing the glide bomb being dropped from what appeared to be a PLA Air Force (PLAAF) JH-7 fighter-bomber during trials, although it was not revealed when these took place. The platform had previously been seen conducting flight tests with the weapon.


China reveals details about 500 kg gliding sub-munitions dispenser

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