SENSOR FUZED WEAPON
Clear victories. Clean battlefields.

Proven effective against a wide range of moving and stationary targets
Known as CBU-97 and CBU-105, Textron Systems' Sensor Fuzed Weapon (SFW) is the first and only combat-proven smart area weapon of its kind in U.S. Air Force inventory designed to accurately detect and defeat multiple threat targets. As demonstrated in Operation Iraqi Freedom, the SFW's BLU-108 submunitions, with smart Skeet warheads, are capable of destroying a variety of moving and stationary targets with minimum collateral damage, while leaving a clean battlefield. No one-shot bomb is as effective as the multi-warhead SFW against so many target types.

Proven Effectiveness and Reliability The SFW — a 1,000-pound class weapon — contains ten BLU-108 submunitions, each with four smart Skeet warheads, for a total of 40 warheads. Equipped with dual-mode passive infrared and active laser sensors on each Skeet warhead, one SFW can simultaneously detect and engage many fixed and moving land combat targets within a 30-acre coverage area. This wide-area capability enables the SFW to halt an invading force and attack air defense sites while significantly reducing the number of aircraft sorties.

Designed for stand-off deployment from a wide selection of aircraft, SFW's versatility and superior lethality make it the weapon of choice for anti-armor, destruction of enemy air defense, and many other combat missions. SFW can be deployed from U.S. or NATO tactical aircraft in all weather conditions, day or night, and is presently certified on most USAF fighter and bomber aircraft.

Each smart Skeet warhead can defeat a variety of targets, from heavy armored battle tanks to soft-skinned vehicles, including parked aircraft, mobile radars and jammers, air defense vehicles and support vehicles.

Clean Battlefield Operation
The Sensor Fuzed Weapon (SFW), a smart air-to-surface munition, is far superior to older, traditional "cluster" weapons which are known to have dud-rate problems. Textron Systems' SFW with BLU-108 individual smart Skeet warhead does not detect a valid target over its lofted trajectory, it will self-destruct. Moreover, a timed self-deactivation mode renders any unexploded warhead harmless minutes after delivery. Together, these safety features ensure clean battlefield operation.

Smart Sensor Technology The SFW's lethality exceeds U.S. Air Force effectiveness requirements. Once deployed, the smart Skeet warhead and its two-color infrared (IR) sensor searches for targets that match a defined set of IR requirements, while the laser sensor profiles those targets for improved aim point and lethality. When a valid target is detected, the Skeet warhead fires an Explosively Formed Penetrator (EFP) and multi-element fragment ring, to effectively perforate hardened steel.

For high altitude release and active guidance, Lockheed Martin's Wind Corrected Munition Dispense (WCMD) tail kit is available as an option. Incorporating the WCMD tail kit on CBU-97 redesignates SFW as a CBU-105. Aircraft must be MIL-STD-1760 compliment to deploy CBU-105.