Editing Thermobaric weapon (section)

===United States===
[[File:A-1E 1SOS PavePat 1968.jpg|thumb|A BLU-72/B bomb on a USAF [[A-1 Skyraider|A-1E]] taking off from [[Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Navy Base|Nakhon Phanom]] in [[Thailand]], in September 1968]]
FAEs were developed by the United States for use in the [[Vietnam War]].<ref name="US_therm">{{cite journal |last1=Andrew |first1=D |title=Munitions – Thermobaric Munitions and their Medical Effects! |journal=Australian Military Medicine |date=1 May 2003 |pages=9–12 |url=https://jmvh.org/article/munitions-thermobaric-munitions-and-their-medical-effects/ |access-date=1 March 2022 |archive-date=27 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227051431/https://jmvh.org/article/munitions-thermobaric-munitions-and-their-medical-effects/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[CBU-55]] FAE fuel-air cluster bomb was mostly developed by the US Naval Weapons Center at China Lake, California.<ref name="TNMA010713"/>

Current American FAE munitions include the following:
* BLU-73 FAE I
* BLU-95 {{cvt|500|lb|kg}} (FAE-II)
* BLU-96 {{cvt|2,000|lb|kg}} (FAE-II)
* [[CBU-72]] FAE I
* [[AGM-114 Hellfire]] missile
* XM1060 grenade
* SMAW-NE round for rocket launcher

The XM1060 40-mm grenade is a small-arms thermobaric device, which was fielded by US forces in Afghanistan in 2002, and proved to be popular against targets in enclosed spaces, such as caves.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Hambling |first1=David |title=Thermobaric Grenade Brings Down the House? (Updated) |url=https://www.wired.com/2007/11/thermobaric-gre/ |access-date=23 September 2023 |magazine=Wired |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309150140/https://www.wired.com/2007/11/thermobaric-gre/ |archive-date=9 March 2023}}</ref> Since the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]], the US Marine Corps has introduced a thermobaric "Novel Explosive" ([[SMAW-NE]]) round for the [[Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon|Mk 153 SMAW]] rocket launcher. One team of Marines reported that they had destroyed a large one-story masonry type building with one round from {{convert|100|yd}}.<ref>David Hambling (2005) {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150208100217/http://defensetech.org/2005/11/14/marines-quiet-about-brutal-new-weapon/ "Marines Quiet About Brutal New Weapon"]}}</ref> The [[AGM-114 Hellfire|AGM-114N Hellfire II]],<ref>{{cite web|title=HELLFIRE Thermobaric Warhead Approved for Production|url=https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2005-08-23-HELLFIRE-Thermobaric-Warhead-Approved-for-Production|last=|first=|website=www.lockheedmartin.com|language=en-EN|date=2022|access-date=2022-03-05}}</ref> uses a Metal Augmented Charge (MAC) warhead, which contains a thermobaric explosive fill that uses aluminium powder coated or mixed with [[PTFE]] layered between the charge casing and a PBXN-112 explosive mixture. When the PBXN-112 detonates, the aluminium mixture is dispersed and rapidly burns. The result is a sustained high pressure that is extremely effective against people and structures.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Guest |first1=Tim |title=Thermobarics – Developments and Deployments |url=https://euro-sd.com/2022/11/articles/26805/thermobarics-developments-and-deployments/ |access-date=23 September 2023 |work=European Security & Defence |date=10 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324212551/https://euro-sd.com/2022/11/articles/26805/thermobarics-developments-and-deployments/ |archive-date=24 March 2023}}</ref>