Comments by "" (@tomk3732) on "Is USAF getting hundreds of thousands of anti-ship guided bombs?" video.

God, is this not uber simple to figure out? The bomb has GPS receiver for static coordinates. Just make it dynamic. I.e. you update coordinates in the bomb all the time till it hits. Big deal. To achieve this you simply add a receiver module, cheap. Very cheap. Main problem is the bomb may still miss the target as it simply cannot adjust - so small highly maneuverable targets are hard to kill. Also you would need some integration - the attacking aircraft needs to be integrated with the bomb to provide not just position of the ship now but predicted position in the future. Also with multiple bombs you may give multiple alternative positions. Its all simple logic design wise BUT one has to remember these bombs are SLOW. Thus only good for saturation attacks or attacks on shipping.
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@ZachRM95 Programmer & I worked on similar systems.
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No, bomb will not have a computer - at least capable one === that is expensive. The plane would do all calculations, lead etc. Bomb will be kept as dumb as possible to keep costs as low as possible.
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@fumega As dumb as possible does not mean no chip or anything - you can have a controlling chip-set for few dollars. You can also have one for few hundred $. For "military grade" you have yesterdays tech at 10x the price (at least).
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@CHMichael You can have a backup as current missiles - most likely radio command. I suspect this is against targets that cannot exactly defend themselves too well, such as freighters. Or smaller naval ships.
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