Data Quality83%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the cluster bombs & dispensers category.
01 / Overview
CBU-89/B
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CLUSTER BOMBS & DISPENSERS · COLD WAR
6
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
80
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the cluster bombs & dispensers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- Munition Typecluster munition
- Service Entry Year1980
- Total Weight453.6 kg
- Length2.34 m
- Diameter406 mm
- In ServiceYes
◈Guidance1MOD.1
- GuidedNo
▣Warhead & Effect4MOD.4
- Warhead Typeanti-tank and anti-personnel mines
- Filler TypeRDX/Estane
- Cluster MunitionYes
- Submunitions94
◇Delivery3MOD.3
- Stand-OffNo
- Max Release Altitude1,200 m
- Release Speed1,296 km/h
◆Warhead Detail1MOD.1
- Detonation Mechanism / FuzeFMU-140/B fuze
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1980Production started
46
years in service
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
CLUSTER BOMBS & DISPENSERS RANKING Cluster Bombs & Dispensers · Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
10CLUSTER BOMBS & DISPENSERS6COLD WAR · CLUSTER BOMBS & DISPENSERS1073UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS11PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CLUSTER BOMBS & DISPENSERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theCluster Bombs & Dispenserscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE1terms
An air-dropped or artillery-fired munition containing multiple smaller submunitions designed to disperse over a wide area, often with high dud rates posing post-conflict hazards.
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