Russia completes testing of new type of gliding aerial bomb - ISW
The Russian army is adopting upgraded FABs (photo from open sources)
Russia is advancing the production and deployment of new precision-guided bombs with enhanced accuracy and range, reports the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
According to Russian military bloggers, the Russian forces have completed testing of the FAB-3000 M54 glide bombs with unified planning and correction modules (UPCM), as well as the FAB-500 M62 glide bombs with extended-range UPCM.
Soon, Russian bomber aviation regiments will begin to equip these bombs.
FAB-3000 M54 (photo: Russian media)
FAB-3000 M54 (wikipedia.org)
In June, the Russians released footage of the first use of the FAB-3000 M54 against Ukrainian forces in the Kharkiv region.
The Russian army most frequently uses FAB-250 and FAB-500 bombs for strikes on Ukraine. However, as early as spring 2022, the Russian army used FAB-3000 bombs for attacks on Mariupol.
