Russia's KAB precision-guided munitions have 'been effective, but rare,' one expert told Newsweek.
JDAM-ER winged kits offer an extended range of around 45 miles, rather than the 15 miles offered by the JDAM kits. The smart bombs, released from aircraft, autonomously target predetermined coordinates as a"fire and forget" weapon.
Russia's arsenal also contains"fire and forget" smart bombs, although this does not apply to laser-guided munitions, according to military technology expert David Hambling. A flle photo showing an F-16CJ from the 78th Fighter Squadron, at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina flies over the Eglin Land Range as the pilot releases a GBU-31 2,000 pound Joint Direct Attack Munition during a test mission February 25, 2003. JDAMs and JDAM-ERs transform"dumb" munitions into precision-guided bombs.Much like JDAMs, Russia's KAB"smart" bombs can be laser-guided, satellite-guided or GPS-guided.
The KAB-500L, with a high-explosive warhead, is the most common variation discussed in Russia's military actions in Ukraine, although there are many versions of KAB bombs in use.. It was also widely seen in Syria, William Alberque of the International Institute for Strategic Studies think tank toldHowever, one key advantage of the JDAM-ERs is that they are"highly resistant" to"widespread" jamming in Ukraine, Hambling said.
Global Positioning System and its Russian version, GLONASS, are susceptible to jamming, but the JDAM-ER's inertial navigation system can keep the munitions on track, Hambling toldThis GPS-aided system works through processing measurements such as speed and heading to calculate the position of the projectile."It is expensive and rapidly loses accuracy but is ideal for something like a bomb which is only traveling for a few minutes at most," Hambling said.
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