It is composed of a Mark 83 bomb, fitted with a Paveway kit, and an attached rocket propulsion system to allow it to be dropped at greater distances from the target.
Raytheon production of the Paveway II is centered in Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico.
However The TIALD pod has been sidelined in recent years by the introduction of the stand-off Storm Shadow missile, GPS-guided Enhanced Paveway, and the LITENING pod to RAF service.