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The Ukrainian Air Force is now equipped with American GBU-39/B SDB bombs. The news was first reported by The Washington Post, and later photos of these munitions on Ukrainian aircraft appeared online. Details of use According to Reuters, the accuracy of American weapons used by the Ukrainian Defense Forces has decreased due to the active […]
The US Department of Defense has signed a $23.5 million contract with SARA (Scientific Applications and Research Associates) to purchase Home-on GPS (HOJ) sensors for detecting electronic warfare and installing long-range homing heads on JDAM-ER guided bombs. The upgraded bombs will be able to hit not only electronic warfare equipment but also target the corresponding […]
France has intensified work on the integration of AASM Hammer guided bombs into F-16 aircraft to be delivered to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This is confirmed by a statement by Thomas Gasilloud, a member of the French parliament and chairman of the Defense and Armed Forces Commission. This integration may seem unexpected, given the widespread […]
As part of a new military aid package, the UK plans to provide the Ukrainian Armed Forces with Paveway IV laser-guided bombs that can hit targets up to 30 kilometers away. This became known from a report by BBC correspondent Jonathan Beale. Latest batch of U.K. military aid to #Ukraine will include Paveway IV bombs […]
Ukraine is to receive Paveway IV precision-guided bombs in the next package of military aid from the United Kingdom. This was reported by BBC journalist Jonathan Beale on Twitter. “The latest batch of UK military aid to Ukraine will include Paveway IV bombs,” he wrote. The journalist did not provide any other details. The latest […]
Over the past few weeks, the Russian army has been trying to defend itself against attacks by the Freedom of Russia Legion, the Russian Volunteer Corps, and the Siberian Battalion, which have entered the territory of the Russian Federation to overthrow the regime of dictator Vladimir Putin. However, the civilian population of Belgorod and Kursk […]
Could significant modifications have been required to adapt, and what kind of bomb is it? A photo of a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 fighter jet with an AASM Hammer-250 guided missile received from France on a pylon under the left wing has been released to the public. This is the first photo of a MiG-29 […]
In January, we wrote that France would provide the Ukrainian Armed Forces with AASM Hammer precision-guided bombs. It looks like they are already in Ukraine. A video showing the first use of air bombs appeared on the Internet. The video shows how Ukrainian troops are using AASM Hammer to destroy the positions of the Russian […]
The US Air Force has signed a contract with RTX for the supply of SDB-2 precision-guided aerial bombs, also known as StormBreaker. This is reported by the official website of RTX. According to the signed contract, the Air Force will receive more than 1,500 GBU-53 StormBreaker precision-guided munitions from RTX. The contract value is estimated […]
The United States plans to provide the Israeli Defense Forces with SPICE bombs. The information was shared by The Wall Street Journal. US officials confirmed that Israel requested SPICE bombs on November 7. They are planned to be manufactured at Rafael USA plants, and then the bombs will be transferred to the Israeli parent company […]