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In February 2006, it was certified the OAO Region KAB-500S "GLONASS/GPS" guided bomb by the Russian Air Force's 929 GLITS, at Akhtubinsk Air Force Base in the Volga Region and the weapon was introduced formally into the Su-34 arsenal (another weapons that would be included into the Fullback arsenal will be the long-range gliding EO bomb UPAB-500 showed in September at the same place).

MKB Kompas, the design bureau that worked on the PSN-2001, GLONASS/GPS multichannel receptor (24 channels) anounced that they're integrating the PSN-2001 receptor into a new series of Tactical Missiles Corporation Kh-25 missiles, called Kh-25MS and MSE (for export), to this we can add the desire of NIIR-Phazotron to introduce its MMW (Ka band) radar seaker head PSM-E into a new Kh-25 series of missiles (called Kh-25MA/MAE), here is a short JMR snippet:

The PSM-E weighs no more than 16 kg and operates in Ka-band (18-40 GHz). The antenna can scan through ±30° in azimuth and ±20° in elevation. Designed to detect, lock onto and track small-sized moving or fixed ground targets, the seeker can be used by day or night and under clear or adverse weather conditions.

It will determine the range, velocity, angular co-ordinates and angular line-of-sight rates of targets, and has a high enough resolution to resolve a single target from within a closely spaced group. Target range is determined to an accuracy of 8-10 m; target velocity is to within 0.5 m/s.

According to Phazotron-NIIR, the PSM-E offers both contrast modes and correlation modes using references that are loaded during pre-flight preparations. Pre-flight preparation of the seeker takes 60 seconds and includes a built-in test routine.

Typical targets include stationary or moving armoured fighting vehicles; moving or deployed artillery; parked aircraft and helicopters; fortified positions; launch sites or transporter/erector launchers for tactical or surface-to-air missiles; radar sites; ammunition depots; fuel-oil depots; railway trains; bridges and crossings; and small industrial facilities. A tank can be detected at a range of 4 km; a small building at 5-8 km.

Some nice things coming out of Russia...

Sources:

www.missiles.ru

Ka-band seeker boosts Kh-25 attack capability
By Yevgeniy Letunovsky
JANE'S MISSILES AND ROCKETS 16-Sep-2005
 
http://www.wearethemighty.com/intel/heres-2000-lb-missile-called-terrorist-killer
 
Anyone know what weapon, counter A2AD, this might be?

USAF wants $1.1B over FYDP, industry proposals to upgrade counter-A2/AD missile for F-35
The Air Force is looking to invest more than $1 billion over the next five years and will publish a request for proposals this spring to upgrade a developmental Navy guided missile that's intended to enhance the F-35 fighter jet's performance against anti-access/area-denial defenses.
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Anyone know what weapon, counter A2AD, this might be?

USAF wants $1.1B over FYDP, industry proposals to upgrade counter-A2/AD missile for F-35
The Air Force is looking to invest more than $1 billion over the next five years and will publish a request for proposals this spring to upgrade a developmental Navy guided missile that's intended to enhance the F-35 fighter jet's performance against anti-access/area-denial defenses.
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Is that SiaW? Based on AARGM-ER?
.The baseline version [AARGM] is already integrated onto the F-35. Military testers will vet the SiAW on the F-35 in the early 2020s so it can begin regular operations by the mid-2020s. It’s expected to wield a new warhead, the design of which is slated to end in fiscal 2021.


The Air Force created the program in 2018 and requested $160.4 million for SiAW development in its 2021 budget, ramping up to $364.5 million in 2025. The request did not say how much the weapon will cost in total
 
 

 


That is excellent news for both companies Grey Havoc, how many missiles are involved in both contracts?
 
Around 750 JASSM-ERs in two lots, one of them for FMS. With regards as to AARGM-ER, I would hazard a guess that this initial LRP batch will be less than a hundred missiles at most. Could be small as 30-40 missiles.
 
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Video from article. 400km range surface/surface missile. Hits a stationary target. I assume there is a datalink to update target position if its moving. In this case a networked group of aerial drones might be able to see that far away and relay the data back.

 
 
 

 
Were those two here?

K08BE (no apparent name) glide bomb. 500kg caliber, 390kg HE-FRAG warhead, Satnav guidance, 40km range.

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K029BE UPAB-1500 glide bomb. 1500kg caliber, 1010kg bunker buster warhead, Satnav guidance, 50km range.
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How many pallets were dropped and loaded? The article mentions a four cell pallet, but it looks like there are at least two pallets on the flat bed.
 
Was AGM-158B ever integrated with the F-18? Or will these be used from the F-35s?
 
Was AGM-158B ever integrated with the F-18? Or will these be used from the F-35s?

This is for both. The USN also ordered JASSM-ER for Super Hornet last year. Given the commonalities between LRASM and JASSM-ER, integration should be fairly straightforward.
 
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-ep1tbiEGs

View: https://twitter.com/US_SOCEUR/status/1590312983296880640
View: https://twitter.com/352SOW/status/1590389210825035780
 
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  • Weight: Light 120kg / Heavy 1,300kg
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    Length: Light < 2m / Heavy 4m
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    Warhead: Light 80kg multi-effect unitary charge / Heavy 1,000kg class with combined high blast and penetration effects
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    Max range: Light and Heavy much greater than 100 km

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  • Weight: Light 120kg / Heavy 1,300kg
  • icon-length.png

    Length: Light < 2m / Heavy 4m
  • icon-diameter.png

    Warhead: Light 80kg multi-effect unitary charge / Heavy 1,000kg class with combined high blast and penetration effects
  • icon-max-intercept-range.png

    Max range: Light and Heavy much greater than 100 km

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Isn't the light version redundant with SDB I/II and the heavy version not particularly different from a Mk84 with a wing and appropriate guidance kit?
 

  • Weight: Light 120kg / Heavy 1,300kg
  • icon-length.png

    Length: Light < 2m / Heavy 4m
  • icon-diameter.png

    Warhead: Light 80kg multi-effect unitary charge / Heavy 1,000kg class with combined high blast and penetration effects
  • icon-max-intercept-range.png

    Max range: Light and Heavy much greater than 100 km

View attachment 686910

Isn't the light version redundant with SDB I/II and the heavy version not particularly different from a Mk84 with a wing and appropriate guidance kit?
Not if they are free of US restrictions.
 
The quote range seems optimistic for a glider, "much greater than 100km."

100km maybe, 'much greater' than that would require an engine though.
 

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