KB-1 Gamauji

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KB-1 Gamauji
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A KB-1 bomber is flying over the South Sea near Jeju Island.
Role Supersonic Stealth strategic heavy bomber
National origin Flag of Korea (1899).svg The Great Kingdom of Joseon
Manufacturer Korea Aerospace Industries
First flight 21 August 2022; 2 years ago (2022-08-21)
Introduction 1 January 2023
Status In service
Primary user Royal Joseon Air Forces
Produced 2022-
Number built 45 (120 aircraft planned)

Development

Origins

Full-scale development

Design

Operators

Specifications

General characteristics

  • Crew: 4 (Aircraft Commander, Pilot, Offensive Systems Officer, and Defensive Systems Officer)
  • Length: 45 m
  • Wingspan: 30 m
  • Empty weight: 192,000 lb (87,090 kg)
  • Gross weight: 326,000 lb (147,871 kg)
  • Max takeoff weight: 477,000 lb (216,364 kg)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Hanwha Aerospace JT-701 afterburning turbofan engines, 35,020 lbf thrust each dry, 45,780 lbf with afterburner

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 1,385 km/h at altitude of 40,000 ft (12,000 m); 1,176 km/h at 200–500 ft (61–152 m)
  • Maximum speed: Mach 1.28
  • Range: 9,300 km with weapon load of 37,000 lb (16,800 kg). Max range is 11,500 km.
  • Combat range: 5,342 km
  • Service ceiling: 20,000 m
  • Rate of climb: 5,678 ft/min (28.84 m/s)
  • Wing loading: 167 lb/sq ft (820 kg/m2)
  • Thrust/weight: 0.38 at gross weight

Armament

3 internal bomb bays for 75,000 pounds (34,000 kg) of ordnance. Can carry one of the following combinations.

  • Bombs
    • 28 x Mk-82 air inflatable retarder (AIR) general purpose (GP) bombs
    • 28 x Mk-82 low drag general purpose (LDGP) bombs
    • 28 x Mk-62 Quickstrike sea mines
    • 28 x Mk-84 general-purpose bombs
    • 28 x Mk-65 naval mines
    • 28 x CBU-87/89/CBU-97 Cluster Bomb Units (CBU)
    • 12 x CBU-103/104/105 Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD) CBUs
    • 24 x GBU-31 JDAM GPS guided bombs (Mk-84 GP or BLU-109 warhead)
    • 16 x GBU-38 JDAM GPS guided bombs (Mk-82 GP warhead)
    • 28 x GBU-54 LaserJDAM (using rotary launcher mounted multiple ejector racks)
    • 192 x GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb GPS guided bombs
    • 8 x N23 1.2 megatonnes of TNT nuclear bombs or N24 150 kilotons of TNT tactical nuclear bombs

Avionics

  • AN/APG-02-B AESA radar
  • AN/ALQ-161 radar warning receiver and defensive jamming equipment
  • AN/ASQ-02 defensive management system
  • AN/AAQ-04 EOTS (Electro-Optical Targeting System)