Textron Systems BLU-108 Submunition

June 11th, 2008

BoomThis weapon is capable of identifying and destroying multiple ground targets. The first link is a video explaining how the weapon works, including real film footage. The second link has an embedded video showing a reconstruction of an Iraq war event where the BLU-108 played a major part. It’s just amazing how far weapons technology has come.

Link #1: http://www.youtube.com/…
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Link #2: http://blog.wired.com/…

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