Ukraine’s first guided aerial bomb (KAB), which took 17 months to develop, is ready for combat use.
This was announced by Ukraine’s Minister of Digital Transformation, Mykhaylo Fedorov.
“We are continuing to develop Ukrainian high-tech solutions for the front line. A participant in the Brave1 programme has created the first Ukrainian guided aerial bomb, which has already passed the necessary tests and is ready for combat use,” he said.
According to Mykhaylo Fedorov, the guided aerial bomb has a unique design and was developed with the realities of modern warfare in mind. It is not a copy of Western or Soviet models, but an original development by Ukrainian engineers intended for the effective destruction of fortifications, command posts and other Russian targets located tens of kilometres behind the front line after launch. The warhead weighs 250 kg.
The Ministry of Defence has already procured the first experimental batch, and pilots are currently practising combat scenarios and adapting the use of the new weapon to real battlefield conditions.
In this way, Ukraine is moving from importing individual solutions to creating its own high-tech weapons, which systematically strengthen the Defence Forces and provide a technological advantage on the battlefield.
“Soon, Ukrainian KABs will be targeting enemy positions. We are scaling up solutions that increase strike range and accuracy and are changing the rules of modern warfare,” the minister noted.