"The fragmentation of the BLU-136 is non-explosive, making it a less-hazardous alternative to cluster munitions," the Air Force said.

A missile fired by Iran towards Israel on June 19 has raised concerns about cluster bombs, a weapon known for causing serious harm to civilians. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that at least ...

(Reuters) -Iran launched a missile at Israel on Thursday that scattered small bombs with the aim of increasing civilian casualties, the Israeli military and its Washington embassy said, the first ...

The CBU-24, a key cluster bomb during the Vietnam War era, was an unguided dispenser releasing up to 665 BLU-24/B bomblets—small, roughly baseball-sized explosives filled with steel fragments.