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A comprehensive set of questions and answers related to precision-guided munitions (pgm) systems, covering various aspects such as guidance systems, control systems, propulsion systems, and specific weapon types. It is a valuable resource for students and professionals seeking to understand the technical details and operational characteristics of pgms.
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What system is actually the brain of precision-guided munitions (PGM)? - Correct Answer Guidance Which type of guidance system is also known as television guided? - Correct Answer Electro-optical What type of guidance is nothing more than very high frequency radio waves? - Correct Answer Radar Which guidance system does the weapon send out the tracking energy? - Correct Answer Active What type of PGM hones in on energy reflected by another source? - Correct Answer Semi-active The purpose of fixed surfaces on guided munitions is to - Correct Answer stabilize the weapon in flight To move their control surfaces PGMs uses hydraulic, pneumatic or - Correct Answer Electro-servo actuators An aspect of the control system where the surfaces move as much or as little to match target - Correct Answer Proportional Navigation The air-to-air missile proximity fuze detonation occurs when - Correct Answer The missile senses the target moving farther away Before an AGM will detonate the fuze requires - Correct Answer An electrical impulse What minimum components make up a propulsion system? - Correct Answer Rocket motor and igniter Which type of rocket propellant is used in our AA missiles - Correct Answer Solid Live missiles must always have a ground wire attached to them to prevent static electricity from - Correct Answer Igniting the rocket motor The MAU- 169 CCG consists of a detector - Correct Answer Computer and control section which GBU(laser guided) uses a 2,000 pound warhead? - Correct Answer GBU- 10
What AFG component mounts the CCG to the warhead? - Correct Answer Forward adapter assembly What purpose does the WGU-12/WGU- 39 GCU seeker assembly platform serve? - Correct Answer Looks for the reflected laser light signal What subassembly of the WGU-12/WGU- 39 series guidance control unit (GCU) processes incoming error signals and turns them into steering commands? - Correct Answer Guidance electronic unit The purpose of the BSU- 84 AFG is to? - Correct Answer Provide aerodynamic lift and stability during flight The purpose of the aft faring assembly used on the GBU-24A/B is to - Correct Answer Provide an aerodynamic interface between the bomb and wing assembly Which hazard is present when operating a TTU-595? - Correct Answer Invisible laser radiation The wing actuator tool is used to perform which maintenance task? - Correct Answer Open and close the wings The tail of a JDAM consists of - Correct Answer GPS antenna, 3 moveable fins and 1 fixed fins Which is not a benefit of the JDAM? - Correct Answer Increased weapons range What JDAM component provides lift and maneuverability? - Correct Answer Aerosurfaces which GBU uses a 2,000 pound warhead - Correct Answer GBU- 31 Which GBU decreases the likelihood of collateral damage? - Correct Answer GBU- 38 What JDAM uses the BLU- 126 for its warhead - Correct Answer GBU-38(v) What JDAM adds an optional precision laser guidance set in addition to GAINS? - Correct Answer GBU- 54 The GBU-39A/B has a unique explosive train that earned it what nickname? - Correct Answer The Focused Lethality Munition (FLM) The guidance unit for a GBU- 39 is located where on the bomb body? - Correct Answer The rear of the warhead and forward of the fins How does the GBU- 53 differ from the GBU- 39 small diameter bomb? - Correct Answer Can be used against moving targets
You can use the AN/DSM- 157 test set in place of the - Correct Answer DSM- 99 and DSM- 100 What type of target is the AGM- 88 designed to target? - Correct Answer Radar installations The guidance section of an air-to-ground missile (AGM)- 88 uses a passive - Correct Answer Broadband RF tracker What number of miles is the effective range of the AGM-88? - Correct Answer 30 Which aircraft exclusively launch the AGM-114? - Correct Answer Predator/Reaper drones Which AGM- 114 variant uses a thermobaric warhead? - Correct Answer AGM-114N Which AGM 114 component is not part of the guidance section? - Correct Answer Wings How many personnel are required to handle an AGM out of container? - Correct Answer Two What is the AGM- 158 fueled with? - Correct Answer 40 gallons of JP- 10 What warhead class is used on the AGM-158? - Correct Answer WDU-42/B 1,000lb The AIM-9L/M is composed of guidance control section, target detector, warhead - Correct Answer Safe & Arm device (S&A) and rocket motor (RM) What is the maximum pressure capacity for a TMU-72/B argon coolant tank? - Correct Answer 5,1000 +/- 100 psig Depending on the model, the effective range in miles of the AIM-9M missile is between - Correct Answer 2 to 11 Which coolant recharge unit is portable and capable of filling one bottle at a time? - Correct Answer GCU-30/E What type of missile guidance system does the air intercept missile (AIM)-9X use? - Correct Answer Passive IR What does the AIM-9X use to digitally communicate with aircraft? - Correct Answer A mid- body umbilical connector What component provides the AIM-9X flight control movement? - Correct Answer Fin Actuator Unit (FAU)
Within the guidance section of the air intercept missile (AIM)-120, what allows the functions of acquisition and tracking, navigation, data link processing, and section secondary power? - Correct Answer Hardware and software What mechanism is the primary kill of the AIM-120? - Correct Answer Fragments What component prevents the AIM- 120 rocket motor from becoming propulsive? - Correct Answer Thermally initiated venting system (TIVS) What three signals of the AIM- 120 control section are received from the from the guidance section? - Correct Answer Pitch, yaw and roll What test set is used to test an AIM-120? - Correct Answer TS 4018/G