Nothing But Images Of Precision Guided Weapons Taken Just Before They Obliterate Their Targets

Most don’t realize just how large smart bombs and guided missiles are or what they look like just milliseconds before they unleash their devastation.

byTyler Rogoway|
AGM-114 Hellfire photo
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It's been a long week. Screw it, let's see some missiles, bombs, and rockets just milliseconds before they and everything around them turn into fire and flying debris. Yes, this is the great War Zone pre-impact weapons collage! 

I have always found images, usually frames pulled from high-speed cameras, of the very endgame moments of weapons tests absolutely fascinating. Above all else, they really offer the best interpretation of scale. Most people really don't realize just how large many precision-guided weapons are. Considering some of their sizes, the accuracy they offer is simply amazing. 

Enough of my blabbering, let's get down to business:

GBU-10., Public Domain
JSOW., Public Domain
RGM-109 Tomahawk., Public Domain
AGM-84 SLAM., Public Domain
GBU-15., Public Domain
RGM-109 Tomahawk., Public Domain
AGM-114 Hellfire., Public Domain
AGM-86 CALCM., Public Domain
GBU-24, Public Domain
Dynetics GBU-69/B Small Glide Munition., Public Domain
Joint Strike Missile., Public Domain
APKWS., Public Domain
GBU-49., Public Domain
GBU-24, Public Domain
GBU-12., Public Domain
AGM-158 JASSM., Public Domain
RGM-109 Tomahawk., Public Domain
LRASM., Public Domain
AGM-65 Maverick., Public Domain
JSOW, Public Domain
Small Diameter Bomb., Public Domain
A Laser JDAM., Public Domain
Air-to-ground variant of AIM-9 Sidewinder. , Public Domain
AGM-158 JASSM., Public Domain
Griffin Missile. , Public Domain
RGM-109 Tomahawk., Public Domain
AGM-65 Maverick, Public Domain
Copperhead laser-guided artillery round., Public Domain
GBU-10., Public Domain
AGM-88 HARM, Public Domain
AGM-88 HARM, Public Domain
GBU-28., Public Domain
Spike NLOS., Public Domain
RGM-109 Tomahawk., Public Domain

'BOOM!'

Let's add to this wondrous image collection. Add any good ones you can find to the comments section below!

Contact the author: Tyler@thedrive.com

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