Lockheed Martin said on Monday that a new lightweight and unpowered munition that glides to a when released from an aircraft has been successfully tested.

The Scorpion was released from a C-130 aircraft at an altitude of 5,000 feet over the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. After release its wings and tail fins deployed and the bomb then glided toward its target using a semi-active laser for guidance, the company has said.

Randy Bigum, vice president of Strike Weapons for Lockheed Martin, said, "Scorpion provides the warfighter with a much-needed, affordable solution against targets in areas requiring low collateral damage, such as urban environments. This precision attack munition features a small, lethal warhead which can be launched from a wide variety of platforms to take out time-critical fixed or moving targets."

The Scorpion, with a maximum range of over 10 nautical miles, is just 4.25 inches in diameter, 21.5 inches in length and weighs less than 35 pounds.

The Scorpion uses a semi-active laser seeker for man-in-the-loop guidance and can also be adjusted to use imaging infrared, shortwave infrared or millimeter wave seekers, Lockheed further said. (With Inputs from Agencies)