Air bombs
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The crater is forty meters in diameter. What was the Soviet Air Force’s most powerful World War II aerial bomb, and what aircraft could carry it?
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On August 5, 1943, the Red Army liberated Oryol. That same day, Moscow fired the first salute of the war. And on the outskirts of the city, near the train ...

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When will the FAB-9000 with UMPK be available, and why isn't it available yet?
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Given the dense air defense network that effectively exists over Ukraine today, aerial bombs equipped with UMPC have become a true panacea. It is precisely ...

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The pinnacle of the evolution of air bombs with UMPC. The Russian “Grom-E2” gliding air bomb
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For decades, conventional aerial bombs remained a simple and reliable—but extremely risky—weapon. To hit a target, pilots had to descend, exposing their ...

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A Rocket That's Not Quite a Rocket: How the "Hammer" Became a Versatile Weapon
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Sometimes a new weapon doesn’t emerge as a fundamentally new design, but rather as an attempt to rethink existing solutions. The French AASM HAMMER system ...

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GBU-72: The U.S.'s New "Bunker-Buster" Bomb, Which Penetrates Deeper Than Others
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Some weapons impress with their stats. Others impress with their impact. And then there are those whose significance becomes clear only when you start ...

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The Evolution of Guided Bombs and UAVs: Where Is This All Heading?
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I’d like to share an article with you that discusses various ways to increase the flight range and accuracy of FABs without using motors. It covers the current ...

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The conceptual precursors to our air bombs with UMPK. An “SDB”-class air bomb—the GBU-39. United States
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An archived article from 2012 on the TopVar website. In the 1990s, development began on small-diameter aerial bombs, with the aim of equipping supersonic ...

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