Ukraine will receive long-range Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) bombs from the United States.
These winged bombs, weighing up to 500 kg, must be dropped from a great height, and then they are capable of flying over a distance of 130 km. The bomb does not have its own engine and only looks like a rocket. Aviation expert, leading researcher at the State Aviation Museum Valery Romanenko spoke about this on Radio NV.
According to the expert, these aerial bombs have two flaws. The first is that they need to be dropped from a high altitude, but the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces cannot do this.
We can only drop from low altitude. Accordingly, if from a high altitude its range is 130 km, then from a low altitude it is approximately 20 km. Hence the question: “Why do we need bombs flying 20 km?” said Romanenko.
The second drawback of JSOW is its high cost – one unit costs up to half a million dollars.
Let us recall that on September 26, the White House announced the transfer of Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) cruise bombs to Ukraine. US President Joseph Biden said he made the decision to “strengthen Ukraine’s long-range strike capabilities.”
Source: Radio NV
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