an attack by this bomb would effectively stop an armored convoy moving down a road. While the bomb was designed during the Cold War for fighter-bombers flying at low altitude below radar cover to attack Soviet tanks, a single B-52 high altitude heavy bomber can destroy an entire armored division with these bombs, where in the past dozens of aircraft would have had to drop hundreds of bombs for the same effect. The CBU-97, or CBU-105 version, is deployed by tactical aircraft from altitudes of Above Ground Level (AGL) at speeds of . History The weapon is in production since 1992 and it was first deployed, but not used, during Operation Allied Force when NATO entered the Kosovo War. Sensor-fused weapons were first fired in combat during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. In 2010 the US government announced the sale to India of 512 CBU-105 Sensor Fuzed Weapons. The expected platform is the SEPECAT Jaguar. Saudi Arabia has also requested the CBU-105. In May 2015, Human Rights Watch reported on, and criticized, the Saudi use of the CBU-105 SFW during the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen. The United States last bought SFWs in 2007, after which it continued to be produced for export. In September 2016, Textron announced it would no longer produce the weapon, citing low demand as well as international controversy over the use of cluster munitions. Operators In addition to the United States, the CBU-105 has been ordered by India, Oman, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. General characteristics Per globalsecurity.org: Type: Freefall bomb Weight: Name: CBU-97 Sensor Fused Weapon (SFW) Length: Diameter: Dispenser: SW-65 tactical dispenser Bomblets: 10 × BLU-108/B Warhead: Armour Piercing Unit Cost: $360,000 - baseline [$ FY90] See also CBU-107 Passive Attack Weapon, WCMD guided bomb which drops non-explosive metal rods References External links Sensor Fuzed Weapon (SFW) - Textron Defense Systems Federation of American Scientists article about SFW's GlobalSecurity.org: CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon GlobalSecurity.org: CBU-105 Wind Corrected Munition Dispenser (WCMD) GlobalSecurity.org: BLU-108/B Submunition Animated Video of SFW Deployment Live exercise / Field test of CBU-97 Cluster munition Aerial bombs of the United States Textron Anti-tank weapons Military equipment introduced in the 1990s Fire-and-forget weapons