New Version Of Russian KAB-250 Guided Bomb To Complete Trails

Russia will be completing trails of its latest version of KAB-250 precision guided bomb.

The guided bomb is a follow-on of KAB-500 PGM that appeared performing in Syria last month. The bomb is based on Drop-and Forget principle and is a modified version with new intertial gudance system, Sputnik reported last week.

The 250-kilogram KAB has two versions. One is a laser-guided version and another is a satellite-guided version.

The inertial guidance system pushes the bomb towards the target area. Two to three kilometers from the target the bomb’s onboard computer commands the thermal homing head to acquire the designated target.

The KAB-250’s thermal homing head then compares the acquired image with the reference picture laid down in its memory before discharge, and corrects the trajectory so that the radius of the deviation does not exceed three meters.

The KAB-250 has a fragmentation warhead designed to destroy lightly vulnerable materiel, thin-skinned vehicles, and other enemy installations. The bomb can be dropped individually or in salvoes.

The KAB-250 is 10.5 feet long, weighs a total of 565 pounds, with a 365 pound warhead and a 200-pound explosive. It has a complex, compact tail design and is fitted with four long-chords, short-span wings to increase its glide range. It falls from an aircraft at a rate of 655-1,150 feet per second.

The KAB-250 can be used in all weather conditions and time of day, with various trajectories and speeds of several Mach number.

The aerodynamic wings and close to neutral alignment munitions provide high maneuverability and greater range.