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The name of the bomb consists of the type of bomb (FAB-250M-46), its caliber in kilograms (FAB-250M-46), model by year of adoption (FAB-250M-46 - model 1946) and additionally (not always) an indication of its mass - if it differs significantly from the caliber (OFAB-250-270, FAB-1500-2600TS) and/or the design feature of the bomb or its production technology (FAB-500T - heat-resistant ...
Russia is intensifying glide bomb attacks on Ukrainian defenses. ... that Russia is seeking to mass produce the FAB-1500-M54 guided glide bomb and increase its use on the front line.
FAB-500 – the first bomb equipped with UMPK, and the most widely used. FAB-1500 – used at least as early as September 2023. [21] [22] [23] The FAB-1500М54 guided bomb was displayed publicly when Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu visited the Tactical Missiles Corporation military-industrial complex in the Moscow region in January 2024 ...
The bomb is the FAB-1500, essentially a 1.5-tonne weapon of which nearly half comprises high explosives. ... The FAB-1500 is another example of how Russia is fighting its war in Ukraine ...
More recently, many Russian FAB-500 and FAB-1500 general-purpose bombs were converted to precision munitions through the addition of mass-produced so-called UMPK kits, which add battery-powered electrically actuated pop-out wings and flight control surfaces as well as guidance electronics, all of whose addition turns unguided gravity bombs into ...
The FAB-500 is a Soviet-designed 500-kilogram (1,100 lb) general purpose air-dropped bomb with a high-explosive warhead, primarily used by the Russian Aerospace Forces, former Soviet republics and customer countries. The original M-54 model was rolled out in 1954, shaped for internal carriage by heavy bombers, a low-drag M-62 version in 1962 ...
Russia’s warplanes have begun making extensive use of cheap, but destructive smart bombs, according to reports from Ukraine’s military and media.
Glide bombs adapted from existing unguided bombs such as FAB-500 and FAB-1500 using inexpensive UMPK kits have been used extensively by Russian forces in the Russian invasion of Ukraine due to their low cost and reduced vulnerability to Ukrainian air defenses compared to more sophisticated cruise missiles, hypersonic missiles, and unmanned ...