JP233

The JP233, originally known as the Low-Altitude Airfield Attack System (LAAAS), is a British submunition delivery system. It consists of large dispenser pods carrying several hundred submunitions designed to attack runways.

JP233
JP233 deployed from a Panavia Tornado
TypeSubmunition delivery system
Place of originUnited Kingdom
Service history
Used by
  • Royal Air Force
  • Royal Saudi Air Force
WarsOperation Desert Storm
Production history
ManufacturerHunting Engineering
Specifications
Filling
Filling weight
  • SG-357, 57 lb (26 kg)
  • HB-876, 5.3 lb (2.4 kg)
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