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  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 50 (160 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: 2,925 km/h at altitude of 40,000 ft (12,000 m); 2,476 km/h at 200–500 ft (61–152 m)
  • Maximum speed: Mach 2.36
  • 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)