The ammunition will allow Ukrainian defenders to hit enemy targets at greater distances as part of new defense and de-occupation operations.
The United States intends to transfer the GLSDB homing bomb to Ukraine. On Friday, February 3, Pentagon spokesman, General Pat Ryder, said in a briefing.
“As part of the USAI program, we will provide Ukraine with GLSDB (Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb, ground-launched small-caliber bombs – ed.),” he said.
His statement is the first official confirmation that the United States is ready to include this type of ammunition with a homing system and a range of up to 150 km as an aid to Ukraine.
“These munitions will allow the Armed Forces of Ukraine to obtain a greater firing range, as well as to conduct operations to defend their country and return their sovereign territories occupied by Russia,” Ryder summarized .
At the same time, Ryder did not specify whether the GLSDB was included in the new US military aid package to Ukraine, but stressed that the ammunition was provided as part of the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI).
Note that the GLSDB combines the GBU-39 small-diameter winged bomb with an M26 rocket launcher that can be launched by HIMARS/MLRS. Targeting – by GPS and inertial. Once launched, the bomb separates from the missile in flight, deploys mini-wings, and glides toward the target.
On the eve of the media it was reported that the United States is preparing a new package of military assistance to Ukraine, which for the first time may include long-range missiles – GLSDB bombs with a range of 94 miles (up to 150 km).
Note that Boris Johnson is in the United States with the intention of doing everything possible to increase military aid to Ukraine.
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Source: korrespondent
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