JP233

JP233
JP233 deployed from a Panavia Tornado
TypeSubmunition delivery system
Place of originUnited Kingdom
Service history
Used by
WarsOperation Desert Storm
Production history
ManufacturerHunting Engineering
Specifications
Filling
Filling weight
  • SG-357, 57 lb (26 kg)
  • HB-876, 5.3 lb (2.4 kg)

The JP233, originally known as the Low-Altitude Airfield Attack System (LAAAS), is a British submunition delivery system. It consists of large dispenser pods carrying several hundred submunitions designed to attack runways.[1]

  1. ^ Gunston, Bill (1983). An Illustrated Guide to Modern Airborne Missiles. London: Salamander Books Ltd. p. 110. ISBN 0-86101-160-0.