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Russia has increasingly fired glide bombs at Ukrainian territory in its invasion of the country. The bombs are equipped with guidance systems that allow them to be launched from jets at a distance.
Video reportedly of Russian UMPK glide bomb/s dropped on Vuhledar. Tysk estimates the CEP of the bombs at 15-20 meters. ... the glide bombs would still have long range, but be reduced to crude ...
Russia's massive use of glide bombs is making up for its dwindling artillery advantage on the front lines in Ukraine, Western officials told Sky News. Russia's artillery advantage is shrinking ...
The Ukrainian army intends to expand its mobile units, which are primarily tasked with shooting down drones, in the regions most frequently targeted by Russian strikes, Zelenskyy said on Telegram. He also said that Ukraine is working on producing its own glide bombs as part of a domestic missile program.
Ukraine over the last year sought weapons with longer ranges than the 43 miles (69 km) of U.S.-provided GMLRS rockets so Kyiv could attack and disrupt Russian supply lines and muster points. To ...
A glide bomb or stand-off bomb is a standoff weapon with flight control surfaces to give it a flatter, gliding flight path than that of a conventional bomb without such surfaces. This allows it to be released at a distance from the target rather than right over it, allowing a successful attack without exposing the launching aircraft to anti ...
In November 2023, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russian forces reportedly began deploying RBK-500s fitted with Unifitsirovannyi Modul Planirovaniya i Korrektsii (UMPK) standoff glide bomb kits against Ukrainian forces in Donetsk Oblast, near Staromaiorske. It was the first time RBK-500s fitted with UMPKs were seen being used on publicly ...
[32] [33] The GLSDB is being offered to Ukraine as a long distance alternative to the 300 km (190 mi) ATACMS missiles, [34] [35] which have a price per unit estimated to be well over $1 million. [36] The other long distance alternative is the 250 km (160 mi) Storm Shadow missiles, [ 37 ] each of which is estimated to cost around £2 million ($2 ...