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A photo surfaced on social networks on March 8 showing a Su-34 fighter bomber of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) carrying what appears to be four FAB-500 bombs with new gliding and correction kits.
Russian media said that the bombs were equipped with a new version of the UMPK [Russian: УМПК; Унифицированный модуль планирования и коррекции, Unified gliding and correction module] kit. The verison is dubbed the UMPK-PD [Russian: РД Расширенный Лиапазон, Extended range].
The original UMPK allows unguided bombs like the FAB-500 to hit targets as far 80 kilometers away with high accuracy. The range, of course, depends on the altitude, speed and trajectory of the warplane before the bomb is dropped.
The UMPK-PD will reportedly allow bombs to hit targets with an even greater range. It will also allow warplanes to engage targets from a range close to the older version but without having to risk claiming to a higher altitude. The unclear photo of the bomb does not reveal how exactly this is done. However, one theory is that the kit comes with a rocket booster that allows the bomb to gain speed and altitude on its own after being dropped.
The new kit likely uses the same guidance system from the UMPK, which is built around a GLONASS-aided inertial navigation system. The accuracy of this system is said to be less than ten meters.
It’s worth noting that the UMPK kit has been modified to fit different types of unguided general purpose bombs, from the FAB-250, to FAB-500, FAB-1500 and even FAB-3000. ODAB-500 and ODAB-1500 thermobaric bombs, as well as the cluster RBK-500 were also spotted with the kit. The UMPK-PD will likely also be modified to fit on the same bombs.
The UMPK and its variants have proven to be a real game changer in the course of the special military operation. The kits allowed the VKS to engage hardened targets and large gatherings of Kiev forces with high accuracy from a safe distance, all at a cost lower than $25,000 pre kit, according to available information.
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you see, russia is a traitorous country. putler betrayed syria. it would have been much better if in 2011 syria had simply been allowed to disintegrate apart but no.
putin and assad saw syrian reconciliation in their treacherous, corrupt minds. do they now see reconciliation? i wish nato missiles would kill them both in moscow.
you are not alone with what you wish for, but wishes are not a reality and so it will come to pass that russian missiles will hit many western politicians rather than that it will come as you wish 😉
du kannst das ändern . nimm deine kanone und rette die welt.
of course, one should be inspired by the usa, a country that never betrayed anyone. except vietnam, afghanistan, ukraine… ah, yes, come to think of it, the usa always betrays every country, every time, as kissinger noted.
and how desperate should you be, in your soon to be extinct organization, when all you can pull up is the sorry state of syria, that you yourself destroyed ?
yes : we know you can destroy backward 3rd world countries. does that makes you feel proud of yourself ?
only betrayal was done by the syrian army who fled and layed down weapons without fighting where the command was bribed by israel.
we inferior amerikunts use bizarre names otanian–cuz we loser nato paper tiger hillbillies—i personally treat my anxiety dx and insecurities by swallowing mulatto jizz in gay bars
that your supervisor allows you to post such rubbish means he doesn’t credit you with having enough intelligence to seriously debate a subject without being told what to say .you are grossly overpaid even on the bottom pay scale. better off in an overseas call centre .
su-34 using any air to air missile ?? very easy target for neo-nazis combat planes…
that’s the ukrainian versions larata even the american website military watch magazine admits the latest russian version are highly enhanced su 34s double the combat capacity -new feature dedicated interface for three different types of sensors maximising situational awareness -electronic search pob -camera integrates a synthetic aperture camera
additionally now less use of standard bombs and used in a standoff mode with air to ground missiles according to topwar ru not a single ukrainian military plane has shot one down although hand held devices have achieved results as i said they are employed in bombing as stand off bombers with su 35 assistance.
at least assad were protecting minorities nato plan terrorist uprising ensure that unsc had to approve fake regime change doctrine.today those that rip out human hearts are ruling syria.clear betrayal.
russia the last chance for humanity to climb out of the anglozionazi sewer and seek redemption.
nice work ru !
i love su-34 and its ability to decimate nazis …