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HOPE ('''HO'''chleistungs-'''PE'''netrator = High Performance Penetrator) and HOSBO ('''HO'''chleistungs-'''S'''preng-'''BO'''mbe = High Performance Explosive Bomb) are a new family of [[precision-guided munition]]s, currently under development by [[Diehl BGT Defence]] for the German [[Luftwaffe]]. Diehl BGT was expected to reach production readiness in 2010, although neither the weapon nor the integration has been ordered so far.{{As of?|date = September 2013}}
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 [[Panavia Tornado|Tornado]] of the [[Luftwaffe]], took place on 09-04-2008 in [[Manching]], Germany. 

A further successful test of the HOPE munition was carried out at the Swedish test range at Vidsel on the 14th of September, 2008.
[[File:BGT Hope.jpg|thumb|300px|right|HOPE at the [[Berlin Air Show|ILA2006]]]]
[[File:BGT Hosbo.jpg|thumb|300px|right|HOSBO at the [[Berlin Air Show|ILA2006]]]]

==HOPE==
HOPE is a glide bomb with high maneuverability, developed particularly to engage hardened targets, such as tunnels or subterranean bunkers, but also moving targets. HOPE has a range of more than {{convert|160|km|mi|0}} and an internal GPS/INS and electro-optical guidance.

==HOSBO==
HOSBO is a highly maneuverable glide bomb that can be equipped with modular warheads, including non-lethal ones, e.g. with high-energy microwaves. Range and guidance are equal to HOPE.

==Specifications==
*Name: HOPE/HOSBO
*Developer: [[Diehl BGT Defence]]
*Range: {{convert|160|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
*Length: HOPE: {{convert|5|m|ft|1|abbr=on}}; HOSBO: {{convert|3.5|m|ft|1|abbr=on}}
*Weight: HOPE: {{convert|1400|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}; HOSBO: {{convert|907|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
*Diameter: approx. {{convert|40|cm|in|0|abbr=on}}
*Guidance: GPS/INS and electro-optical video feedback

==Platforms==
*[[Eurofighter Typhoon]]
*[[Panavia Tornado]]

==See also==
* [[Taurus missile]]
* [[AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon]]
*[[SOM (missile)]]

==External links==
*[http://www.diehl-bgt-defence.de/index.php?id=563&L=1 HOPE/HOSBO on the Homepage of German developer and manufacturer Diehl BGT Defence] (in German)

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