More US weapons to Ukraine. The country led by Volodymyr Zelensky will receive Glsbd (Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb) bombs, with a range of 150 kilometers. President Joe Biden’s decision was announced shortly after the “no” to sending the F-16 jets, decided not to aggravate the tension with Moscow. They are weapons manufactured by Boeing and the Saab Group, modifying Boeing’s GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) with the addition of a rocket engine. GLSDB is a glide rocket with a small bomb attached. Saab claims it can hit a target from any angle within one meter. “The accuracy of the GLSDB is so high that it can reach the range of a car tire,” Saab said on its website. The weapon is launched from land-based missile systems, including the Himars recently supplied to Ukraine: the advantage is to quickly move the launcher, which therefore remains difficult for the enemy to hit, and increase the range, forcing the Russians to stand back. the rear (reserves, logistics, and so on) from the front and, accordingly, lengthen supply lines, exposing them to Ukrainian fire.
Unlike traditional artillery weapons, the Glsdb provides 360 degree coverage for both high and low angles of attack, flying around terrain to hit targets at the back of mountains or flying back to a target behind the vehicle from launch. Glsdb has a range of 93 miles (150 kilometers) or can hit targets 43 miles (70 kilometers) behind the launch vehicle. Delivery can be fast, taking advantage of reserves left over from the war in Afghanistan. Each rocket bomb costs $40,000.
The new US weapons package is worth 2.2 billion dollars. Ukraine has asked the United States for munitions capable of flying farther than Himars rockets, which have a range of 80 kilometers. The GLSDB potentially offers Ukrainian forces the ability to strike anywhere in the Russian-occupied regions of Donbass, Zaporizhia and Kherson and in the northern part of occupied Crimea. This could threaten key Russian supply lines, weapons depots and air bases. Ryder said he doesn’t know how Ukraine plans to use the munitions.
Source: IL Tempo
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