A glide bomb and methods of use thereof

A method of deploying a glide bomb from an unmanned or manned aerial vehicle, said method comprising:

• providing an aerial vehicle, said aerial vehicle carrying at least one glide bomb, comprising:
• an elongate body having a nose and an opposed tail aligned along a longitudinal axis;
• a payload;
• a pair of wings extendable from opposed sides of the body for producing lift, said wings configured to be selectively moveable between a retracted position and an extended position;
• and
• two or more tail control surfaces operatively associated with the tail of the body for at least pitch and yaw control;
• identifying a target and determining target information including a distance to target, a pitch angle, a yaw angle and an altitude required to strike the target with the at least one glide bomb;
• transmitting the target information to the at least one glide bomb;
• and
• releasing the at least one glide bomb.