KAB-500S-E
The KAB-500S-E is a guided bomb designed for the Russian Aerospace Forces and is also the first guided bomb of the Russian Federation. It uses the GLONASS satellite navigation system and is the Russian equivalent of the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) weapons family. It was first used during the Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War.
KAB-500S-E
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- Russia.
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The KAB-500S-E is a guided bomb designed for the Russian Aerospace Forces and is also the first guided bomb of the Russian Federation. It uses the GLONASS satellite navigation system and is the Russian equivalent of the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) weapons family. It was first used during the Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War.
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The bomb's first trials were in 2000 and it was displayed at airshows in 2003. It is designed to destroy targets in harbors, industrial facilities and depots and uses an impact fuse with three programmable modes. KTRV has fully completed testing of products of the K08B and K029B (UPAB-1500) types, both products are in serial production and are delivered to combat units. • Illustration — Russian personnel fitting KAB-500S-E bombs to an Su-34 aircraft in Khmeimim Air Base, Latakia.
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Key facts
• Name — KAB-500S-E • Type — GLONASS aided guided bomb • Origin — Russian Federation • Is Explosive — y • Is Missile — y • Is Uk — n • Service — 2019-present • Used By — Russian Aerospace Forces • Wars — Syrian Civil War / ISIS • Design Date — 2000s • Manufacturer — KTRV • Production Date — 2019-present • Vehicle Range — 40 km • Speed — Maximum Launch Airspeed; Minimum Launch Airspeed: • Altitude — Maximum Launch Altitude; Minimum Launch Altitude: • Accuracy — CEP • Launch Platform — *Sukhoi Su-24 • Sukhoi Su-34 • Sukhoi Su-35 • Sukhoi Su-35S • Mikoyan MiG-35 • Mikoyan MiG-35D
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- 1.Ancile.
- 2.Визитные карточки КТРВ | Еженедельник «Военно-промышленный курьер.
- 3.KAB-500S-E. www.deagel.com.
- 4.ЦАМТО / Новости / Самолеты Су-34 ЦВО впервые применили корректируемые 500-килограммовые авиабомбы на учении в Зауралье.
- 5.Kopp, Carlo. Soviet/Russian Guided Bombs. 1. 11 August 2009.
- 6.Kopp, Carlo. Soviet/Russian Guided Bombs. Air Power Australia. 1. April 2012.
- 7.Какие разработки корпорации "Тактическое ракетное вооружение" скрывает фюзеляж Су-57 | Еженедельник «Военно-промышленный курьер".
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