| GBU-27 Paveway III | |
|---|---|
 GBU-27 Paveway III | |
| Type | Laser guided bomb |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1987-present |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Texas Instruments |
| Manufacturer | Raytheon |
| Unit cost | US $ 55,600[1] |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 900 kg (2,000 lb) |
| Length | 4.2 m (14 ft) |
| Diameter | 711 mm (28.0 in) |
| Effective firing range | 19 km (12 mi) |
The GBU-27 Paveway III (Guided Bomb Unit) is a laser-guided bomb with bunker buster capabilities, it is a GBU-24 Paveway III (fitted on the warhead of the BLU-109 bomb body) that has been redesigned to be used by the F-117A Nighthawk stealth ground attack aircraft. The pilots flying over Iraq during the First Gulf War nicknamed it the "Hammer",[2] for its considerable destructive power and blast radius.[2]
- ^ "Guided Bomb Unit-24 (GBU-24) Paveway III". Archived from the original on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
- ^ a b Don, Holloway (March 1996). "STEALTH SECRETS OF THE F-117 NIGHTHAWK: Its development was kept under wraps for 14 years, but by 1991, the F-117 nighthawk had become a household word". Aviation History. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Cowles Magazines. ISSN 1076-8858.