The result, say sources: one bomb drop causes 40 explosions, spread out over 15 acres or more. The CBU-105 is a heat-seeking weapon. Its sensors look for engines of tanks, personnel carriers and ...

The US Air Force recently conducted operational tests of a new fragmenting bomb intended to replace controversial cluster munitions. F-16s dropped 10 BLU-136 Next-Generation Area Attack Weapons ...

Europe needs cluster munitions to defend itself from Russia, two military analysts say. If the US backs away from NATO, European militaries will need them to knock out Russian air defenses.

Cluster bombs are weapons that open in the air, releasing submunitions, or “bomblets,” that are dispersed over a large area, intended to wreak destruction on multiple targets at once.

Cluster bombs are weapons that open in the air, releasing submunitions, or “bomblets,” that are dispersed over a large area, intended to wreak destruction on multiple targets at once.

The 2022 monitoring report of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines-Cluster Munitions Coalition said 97% of cluster bomb victims in 2021 were civilians, 66% of those were children.

Reports have emerged that Russia is using cluster munitions and vacuum bombs in its invasion of Ukraine By Staff and AP • Published March 1, 2022 • Updated on March 2, 2022 at 6:08 am ...

Europe needs cluster munitions to defend itself from Russia, two military analysts say. If the US backs away from NATO, European militaries will need them to knock out Russian air defenses.