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Tian Ge (Chinese: 天戈; pinyin: tiān gē; lit. 'Lambda Boötis'), abbreviated as TG or GB, is a series of precision-guided munitions (PGM) developed by Harbin Jiancheng Group, a subsidiary of China North Industries Group Corporation (Norinco).
The Chinese development of the precision-guided bomb began in the 1970s after the Chinese military observed the American usage of Paveway in the Vietnam War. Factory 624, later known as the Harbin Jiancheng Group, a subsidiary of Norinco, began the development process in 1974, with prototypes completed in 1980. Between 1984 and 1985, the guided bomb was tested via ground laser designation, while in 1986, the bomb was tested with an aerial laser targeting pod prototype. Prototypes were tested on the H-5 bomber. The project was canceled in the late 1980s due to budgetary issues. The prototype guided bomb in the canceled project was designated Type 7712.
A new laser-guided bomb project was initiated in 1992 after Chinese observation of the Gulf War. This project received more budgetary, human, and political resources. The bomb system was tasked to the Luoyang-based China Airborne Missile Academy (CAMA, 612th Research Institute), and the targeting pod was tasked to the Luoyang Optoelectro Technology Development Center (LOTDC, 613th Research Institute), and the production was tasked to the Factory 624 (Harbin Jiancheng Group). The final product was LS-500J laser-guided bomb, later renamed LT-2 laser-guided bomb for export. LS-500J (LT-2) was one of the most widely used guided bombs in China's arsenal.
Eventually, the original LS-500J branched out to the other series of guided bombs, which were manufactured by different defense factories and institutions:
GB1 is the second-generation laser-guided bomb with a design based on LS-500J (LT-2). Unlike LS-500J (LT-2), it has a proportional navigation seeker that is gyrostabilized. The new seeker provides GB1 with a longer detection range and a wider field of view. GB1 was revealed at Zhuhai Airshow 2008 and was expanded into a series of bombs with different sizes. The series was renamed at Zhuhai Airshow 2012 as the Tian Ge (Chinese: 天戈; pinyin: tiān gē; lit. 'Lambda Boötis') series, which included TG100, TG250, TG500, and TG1000, corresponding to their mass. The GB1 was renamed TG500. TG series bombs can also be mounted with glide wings, which are denoted with the ER suffix. At Zhuhai Airshow 2014, TG series was renamed again to be GB series, with TG500, TG100 becoming GB500, GB100, etc. Later variants of the GB series bomb, such as GB25, GB50, GB100 and GB1000, has third- and fourth-generation gimbaled seeker with dual model guidance module, combining laser with satellite / inertial navigation.
The GB series bombs are deployed by the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF).
The GB500 bomb in PLAAF service is designated K/YGB500B. The predecessor, LS-500J (FT-2) is designated K/YGB500.
At the Zhuhai Airshow 2012, Harbin Jiancheng Group also revealed Tiangang (Chinese: 天罡; pinyin: tiān gāng; lit. 'Big Dipper') series bombs, abbreviated as the TD series. TD series bombs can also be mounted with glide wings, which are denoted with the ER suffix. TD series are satellite-guided bombss, with options to fit panel wing-glider, similar to the roles and performance of the LS-6 series.
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TG PGB
Tian Ge (Chinese: 天戈; pinyin: tiān gē; lit. 'Lambda Boötis'), abbreviated as TG or GB, is a series of precision-guided munitions (PGM) developed by Harbin Jiancheng Group, a subsidiary of China North Industries Group Corporation (Norinco).
The Chinese development of the precision-guided bomb began in the 1970s after the Chinese military observed the American usage of Paveway in the Vietnam War. Factory 624, later known as the Harbin Jiancheng Group, a subsidiary of Norinco, began the development process in 1974, with prototypes completed in 1980. Between 1984 and 1985, the guided bomb was tested via ground laser designation, while in 1986, the bomb was tested with an aerial laser targeting pod prototype. Prototypes were tested on the H-5 bomber. The project was canceled in the late 1980s due to budgetary issues. The prototype guided bomb in the canceled project was designated Type 7712.
A new laser-guided bomb project was initiated in 1992 after Chinese observation of the Gulf War. This project received more budgetary, human, and political resources. The bomb system was tasked to the Luoyang-based China Airborne Missile Academy (CAMA, 612th Research Institute), and the targeting pod was tasked to the Luoyang Optoelectro Technology Development Center (LOTDC, 613th Research Institute), and the production was tasked to the Factory 624 (Harbin Jiancheng Group). The final product was LS-500J laser-guided bomb, later renamed LT-2 laser-guided bomb for export. LS-500J (LT-2) was one of the most widely used guided bombs in China's arsenal.
Eventually, the original LS-500J branched out to the other series of guided bombs, which were manufactured by different defense factories and institutions:
GB1 is the second-generation laser-guided bomb with a design based on LS-500J (LT-2). Unlike LS-500J (LT-2), it has a proportional navigation seeker that is gyrostabilized. The new seeker provides GB1 with a longer detection range and a wider field of view. GB1 was revealed at Zhuhai Airshow 2008 and was expanded into a series of bombs with different sizes. The series was renamed at Zhuhai Airshow 2012 as the Tian Ge (Chinese: 天戈; pinyin: tiān gē; lit. 'Lambda Boötis') series, which included TG100, TG250, TG500, and TG1000, corresponding to their mass. The GB1 was renamed TG500. TG series bombs can also be mounted with glide wings, which are denoted with the ER suffix. At Zhuhai Airshow 2014, TG series was renamed again to be GB series, with TG500, TG100 becoming GB500, GB100, etc. Later variants of the GB series bomb, such as GB25, GB50, GB100 and GB1000, has third- and fourth-generation gimbaled seeker with dual model guidance module, combining laser with satellite / inertial navigation.
The GB series bombs are deployed by the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF).
The GB500 bomb in PLAAF service is designated K/YGB500B. The predecessor, LS-500J (FT-2) is designated K/YGB500.
At the Zhuhai Airshow 2012, Harbin Jiancheng Group also revealed Tiangang (Chinese: 天罡; pinyin: tiān gāng; lit. 'Big Dipper') series bombs, abbreviated as the TD series. TD series bombs can also be mounted with glide wings, which are denoted with the ER suffix. TD series are satellite-guided bombss, with options to fit panel wing-glider, similar to the roles and performance of the LS-6 series.
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