The AGM-62 Walleye is a television-guided glide bomb which was produced by Martin Marietta and used by the United States Armed Forces from the 1960s-1990s. Most had a 250 lb (113 kg) high-explosive warhead; the later "Fat Albert" versions had 2000 lb warhead and the ability to replace that with a W72 nuclear warhead.
AGM-62 Walleye loaded onboard an aircraft.
An A-6E SWIP Intruder releasing a Walleye II during testing at NAWC Pax River, 1994.
AA407, an F/A-18C from VFA-81 carrying an AGM-62B Walleye II on 1 February 1991 during Desert Storm.
A glide bomb or stand-off bomb is a standoff weapon with flight control surfaces to give it a flatter, gliding flight path than that of a conventional bomb without such surfaces. This allows it to be released at a distance from the target rather than right over it, allowing a successful attack without exposing the launching aircraft to anti-aircraft defenses near the target. Glide bombs can accurately deliver warheads in a manner comparable to cruise missiles at a fraction of the cost—sometimes by installing flight control kits on simple unguided bombs—and they are very difficult for surface-to-air missiles to intercept due to their tiny radar signatures and short flight times. The only effective countermeasure in most cases is to shoot down enemy aircraft before they approach within launching range, making glide bombs very potent weapons where wartime exigencies prevent this.
A German 'Fritz X' glide bomb
An F-16C releases an AGM-154 JSOW. The AGM-154 JSOW has a range of 12 nmi (22 km) for a low altitude launch, or 70 nmi (130 km) for a high altitude launch.
HOPE/HOSBO of the Luftwaffe