HOPE (''Hochleistungs-Penetrator'' = High Performance Penetrator) and HOSBO (''Hochleistungs-spreng-bombe'' = High Performance Explosive Bomb) are a family of precision-guided munitions, currently under development by

Diehl Defence Diehl Defence GmbH & Co. KG is a German arms manufacturer and a division of the Diehl Stiftung with headquarters in Überlingen. Diehl Defence mainly produces missiles and ammunition. Diehl BGT Defence was founded in 2004 as result of the merge ...

for the German

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. Diehl BGT was expected to reach production readiness in 2010, although neither the weapon nor the integration has been ordered so far. German officials have announced that HOPE has greater penetration capability than a USAF GBU-28 munition. A first test flight with HOPE, carried by a

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of the German Air Force, took place on 09-04-2008 in

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, Germany. A further successful test of the HOPE munition was carried out at the Swedish test range at Vidsel on 14 September 2008. BGT Hope

HOPE

HOPE is a glide bomb with high maneuverability, developed particularly to engage hardened targets, such as tunnels or subterranean bunkers, but also moving targets. HOPE has a range of more than and an internal GPS/INS and electro-optical guidance.

HOSBO

HOSBO is a highly maneuverable glide bomb that can be equipped with modular warheads, including non-lethal ones, e.g. with high-energy microwaves. Range and guidance are equal to HOPE.

Specifications

*Name: HOPE/HOSBO *Developer:

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*Range: *Length: HOPE: ; HOSBO: *Weight: HOPE: ; HOSBO: *Diameter: approx. *Guidance:

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/ INS and electro-optical video feedback

Platforms

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HOPE

HOSBO

Specifications

Platforms

See also