US EditionUkraine Tests Homegrown Glide Bombs With 60 Km Range – Needs Funds For Mass Production
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Last summer Kiev announced the development of its own glide bombs. Now photos show the discard of a prototype. The weapon of the manufacturer Medoid should have a range of 60 kilometers.
It is structurally similar to the Russian UMPK and American JDAM systems, which can convert conventional aerial bombs into precision-guided weapons.
In Ukraine, a domestic analogy of the planned aerial bombs, similar to that of the Russian UMPC, is being actively tested, written by Defence Express. Design is being developed by the Medod Design Bureau, and the Ukrainian high-precision aerial bomb is now being successfully dropped from the Su-24 front bombers during a horizontal flight; it is a kit that turns a conventional high-end aircraft bomb into a high-end weapon capable of striking targ…
Ukraine Unveils Its Own “KAB” Glide Bombs—Finally Hits Back at Russian Tactics
Ukrainian engineers have developed a domestically produced glide bomb system that converts standard aerial bombs into long-range guided munitions, similar to Russia’s universal planning and correction module kit (UMPK). According to Defense Express on June 25, the system—nicknamed the Ukrainian KAB—is already undergoing test flights and achieving ranges up to 60 kilometers, with plans to extend it to 80 kilometers. The project is being led by th…
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