HOPE/HOSBO
Sign in to saveThe HOPE (Hochleistungs-Penetrator = High Performance Penetrator) and HOSBO (Hochleistungs-spreng-bombe = High Performance Explosive Bomb) are a family of precision-guided munitions that was under development by Diehl Defence for the German Luftwaffe. German officials have announced that HOPE has greater penetration capability than a USAF GBU-28 munition.
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The HOPE (Hochleistungs-Penetrator = High Performance Penetrator) and HOSBO (Hochleistungs-spreng-bombe = High Performance Explosive Bomb) are a family of precision-guided munitions that was under development by Diehl Defence for the German Luftwaffe. German officials have announced that HOPE has greater penetration capability than a USAF GBU-28 munition.
A first test flight with HOPE, carried by a Tornado of the German Air Force, took place on 9 April 2008 in Manching, Germany. A further successful test of the HOPE munition was carried out at the Swedish test range at Vidsel on 14 September 2008.
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