Lockheed Martin’s Dual Mode Plus laser-guided bomb (LGB) will be branded Paragon, the company said in a March 2 release.Â
Lockheed Martin  announced The Paragon direct attack munition as an affordable, effective alternative to current dual-mode weapons.
Paragon has been successfully integrated on the F/A-18. Additional F/A-18 flight testing continues and F-16 test flights are planned for the second quarter of 2017.
Paragon  is expected to be effective against fixed, relocatable and moving targets.Â
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211216-N-QI061-1222 NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (December 16, 2021) An MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), assigned to Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19 (VUP-19), sits on the flight line at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Dec. 16, 2021. VUP-19, the Navy’s first Triton squadron, will continue to maintain and operate the aircraft off the East Coast to further develop the concept of operations and refine tactics, techniques, and procedures. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan T. Beard/ Released)