Turkey To Receive U.S BLU-109 Bunker Bursting Bombs

[Zarvan]

The Pentagon has awarded a contract for the sale of an unspecified number of BLU-109 bunker bursting bombs to Turkey.

Ellwood National Forge and General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems have been awarded a $682,900,000 foreign military sales contract (Turkey) for BLU-109 penetrator bomb bodies and components.

The estimated completion date of Dec. 31 for this project is 2020, a Pentagon release said.

BLU-109s have been in the Pentagon’s inventory since 1985 and are reported to have been deployed on fighters in Iraq and Afghanistan. It was mated to a laser-guided system during operation Desert Storm in Iraq.

The BLU-109 has been sold to key US allies including Israel, Saudi Arabia and UAE. However, this is the first reported sale of the bomb to Turkey.

The bomb contains 550 pounds of high explosive Tritonal, a combination of 80% TNT and 20% aluminum powder. The BLU-109’s tail fuze delays the bomb’s detonation until the bomb has penetrated the targeted bunker, ensuring complete destruction of the location, according to available literature on the bomb.

Turkey To Receive U.S BLU-109 Bunker Bursting Bombs

 

[Zarvan]

@Zarvan Could you estimate the number to be delivered on price per unit cost ?

Sir How many bombs Turkey is buying is not mentioned

 

[Zarvan]

Thank you brother.
Could it be realistic that we calculate one bomb cost with guidance kit between 70.000- 100.000 USD ?
(depending on version)
It would be a estimated number between 7.000-10.000 bombs. That's a very huge number.

No it would be more than that

 

[Sulman Badshah]

What happened to Turkish indigenous bunker buster bomb

 

[Ottoman_cocuğu]

This doesn't seem realistic and is probably fake.

 

[T-123456]

What happened to Turkish indigenous bunker buster bomb

Those US made bombs will be used only on F-16Block 50M which are the newest F-16 in TUAF.
These aircrafts can only use US made bombs and missiles,for now. If the US agrees to open source codes of these jets, the Turkish Airforce will integrate indigenous bombs and missiles to them.
The Turkish Airforce has 30 F-16 Block 50M and 72 F-16 Block 50.
According to an agreement between the US and Turkiye regarding the F-16 CCIP modernization, Turrkiye can equip and integrate a variety of Turkish made missiles, guided bombs and electronics on F-16 Block 30/40 CCIP models.

 

[Desertfalcon]

The package will include 200 BLU-109's among other bombs and other munition items...

Turkey approved for purchase of JDAM kits - UPI.com

 

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Those US made bombs will be used only on F-16Block 50M which are the newest F-16 in TUAF.
These aircrafts can only use US made bombs and missiles,for now. If the US agrees to open source codes of these jets, the Turkish Airforce will integrate indigenous bombs and missiles to them.
The Turkish Airforce has 30 F-16 Block 50M and 72 F-16 Block 50.
According to an agreement between the US and Turkiye regarding the F-16 CCIP modernization, Turrkiye can equip and integrate a variety of Turkish made missiles, guided bombs and electronics on F-16 Block 30/40 CCIP models.

NEB is a dumb bomb that was developed specifically to mimic a MK-82. If what you say is true, NEB can be kitted out with JDAM or Paveway kit for plane-bomb interface.. no need to tinker around with source codes..

 

[T-123456]

NEB is a dumb bomb that was developed specifically to mimic a MK-82. If what you say is true, NEB can be kitted out with JDAM or Paveway kit for plane-bomb interface.. no need to tinker around with source codes..

Then why did we buy these bunker bursters when we have our own?

 

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Then why did we buy these bunker busters when we have our own?

I don't know.. But I'm certain of one thing, NEB being a multipart bomb.. Mk-82 shaped Casing, Shaped Charge, Penetrator warhead, Crush Fuze, Rear Fuze + man hours required to screw it all together .. does not equate to a cheap bomb.

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[T-123456]

I don't know.. But I'm certain of one thing, NEB being a multipart bomb.. Mk-82 shaped Casing, Shaped Charge, Penetrator warhead, Crush Fuze, Rear Fuze + man hours required to screw it all together .. does not equate to a cheap bomb.

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"The Government of Turkey has requested a possible sale of Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) tail kits comprised of 400 GBU-31(V)1 for use with Mk84 bombs, 200 GBU-31(V)3 for use with BLU-109 bombs, 300 GBU-38 for use with Mk82 bombs, 100 GBU-54 Laser JDAM kits for use with Mk82 bombs, 200 BLU-109 Hard Target Penetrator Warhead, and1000 FMU-152A/B fuzes. Non-MDE includes containers, support equipment, spare and repair parts, integration, test equipment, publications and technical documentation, personnel training and training equipment, U.S. Government and contractor engineering and technical support, and other related elements of logistics support. The estimated cost is $70 million."
What do you make of this,only $70 million instead of the claimed $682,900.000?

 

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"The Government of Turkey has requested a possible sale of Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) tail kits comprised of 400 GBU-31(V)1 for use with Mk84 bombs, 200 GBU-31(V)3 for use with BLU-109 bombs, 300 GBU-38 for use with Mk82 bombs, 100 GBU-54 Laser JDAM kits for use with Mk82 bombs, 200 BLU-109 Hard Target Penetrator Warhead, and1000 FMU-152A/B fuzes. Non-MDE includes containers, support equipment, spare and repair parts, integration, test equipment, publications and technical documentation, personnel training and training equipment, U.S. Government and contractor engineering and technical support, and other related elements of logistics support. The estimated cost is $70 million."
What do you make of this,only $70 million instead of the claimed $682,900.000?

$70 million deal is from last year official sources - Turkey – Joint Direct Attack Munitions (Corrected*) | The Official Home of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency
$682,900.000 deal is from yesterday, official source - > U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE > Contract View

And it reads as so -

Ellwood National Forge Co., Irvine, Pennsylvania (W52P1J-16-D-0041); and General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Garland, Texas (W52P1J-16-D-0042), were awarded a $682,900,000 firm-fixed-price, foreign military sales contract (Turkey) for BLU-109 penetrator bomb bodies and components. Bids were solicited via the Internet with three received, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2020. Funding and work location will be determined with each order.

 

[T-123456]

with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2020

So a 4 year delivery,then the $682,9 million sounds reasonable.

 

[era_shield]

Maybe the HGK can't work on all our F-16s? Otherwise this doesn't make sense.

 

[Seyfullah]

Those US made bombs will be used only on F-16Block 50M which are the newest F-16 in TUAF.
These aircrafts can only use US made bombs and missiles,for now. If the US agrees to open source codes of these jets, the Turkish Airforce will integrate indigenous bombs and missiles to them.
The Turkish Airforce has 30 F-16 Block 50M and 72 F-16 Block 50.
According to an agreement between the US and Turkiye regarding the F-16 CCIP modernization, Turrkiye can equip and integrate a variety of Turkish made missiles, guided bombs and electronics on F-16 Block 30/40 CCIP models.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1297042900324745

 

[T-123456]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1297042900324745

This doesnt apply to the newer F-16Ms of the Turkish Airforce.