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DISPATCH 04/26 · 3 Nov 2026
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glide-bomb

8 articles
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USAPro

JDAM / JDAM-ER

Boeing's modular GPS/INS guidance family for converting conventional bombs into all-weather precision weapons, including the winged JDAM-ER and turbojet-powered JDAM-LR.

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RussiaPro

UMPB D-30SN

Russia's UMPB D-30SN is a purpose-built, 250 kg-class guided glide bomb designed to strike targets at up to 100 km when released from high altitude.

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UkrainePro

GLSDB

A clever bolt-together weapon — a small glide bomb strapped to a surplus rocket motor to give HIMARS a 150 km punch that can curve around defenses and even strike behind the launcher. On paper a bargain deep-strike round; in Ukraine, blunted badly by Russian jamming.

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UkrainePro

Vyrivniuvach

Ukraine's first home-built guided glide bomb — a clamp-on wing-and-guidance kit that turns a dumb 250-kg bomb into a stand-off precision weapon, the Ukrainian answer to Russia's devastating FAB-UMPK. Declared combat-ready in May 2026; no confirmed strike yet.

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EuropePro

AASM Hammer

A modular French rocket-boosted precision glide-bomb kit that transforms standard bombs into jam-resistant stand-off weapons, proving critical in Ukraine where it retains accuracy under Russian GPS denial.

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RussiaPro

FAB UMPK

Russia's cheap, mass-produced glide-bomb conversion kit — turned Soviet-era free-fall bombs into standoff weapons and became the defining Russian strike capability of the war in Ukraine.

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RussiaPro

Su-34 Fullback

Russia’s heavy strike fighter-bomber — a side-by-side two-seat Su-27 derivative that became the principal launch platform for UMPK glide bombs over Ukraine and the most heavily contested Russian combat jet.