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Ukraine has created a new guided aerial bomb (video)

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Monday, August 25


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An unknown small-sized weapon has been"shown" in new footage from an exhibition of the latest Ukrainian weapons aerobomb.

It was noticed by specialists of the military-technical portal Defense Express The exhibition was attended by Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who inspected the developments of the domestic defense-industrial complex.

Defense Express experts note that the new Ukrainian bomb is very similar in appearance to the small-sized MAM-L aerial bomb developed by the Turkish company Roketsan. The latter has long been used for the Bayraktar TB2 UAV.

The ammunition has a very similar design of stabilizers and control surfaces. The domestic product has a protruding part on top, which is probably a special mount for hanging on a pylon. Something similar can be seen in the case of the MAM-L.

At the same time, there is a block in the rear of the Ukrainian bomb that the Turkish ammunition does not have.

The texture of the stabilizers and body of the new bomb suggests that it was made on a 3D printer. Detailed characteristics of the development are currently unknown.

New developments of the Ukrainian defense industry

Recall that recently a rocket was shown for the first time in Ukraine. Long Neptune", which can hit targets at a distance of up to 1000 km. According to experts, the length of the new missile exceeds 6 m (without accelerator). Thus, it is 1.5 m longer than the basic version of the"Neptune".

And even earlier, a Ukrainian missile was presented." Flamingo ", which is capable of hitting targets at a distance of 3,000 km. It has a fixed straight wing and an engine located above the fuselage. The weight of the warhead exceeds 1,000 kg.

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