A Quick Strike extended range mine hangs from a B-52 on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as part of Valiant Shield 18, Sept. 16, 2018. U.S. AIR FORCE / Senior Airman Zachary Bumpus
Russian air defenses have intercepted an American-made Joint Direct Attack Munition-Extended Range (JDAM-ER) bomb over the special military operation zone in Ukraine, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, a spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense, announced on May 3.
“During the last 24-hour period, air defense capabilities intercepted four HIMARS rockets and a US-made JDAM smart air bomb,” the spokesman said during his daily briefing.
The successful intercept marks the first time Russian air defenses have shot down a JDAM-ER bomb launched by Kiev forces. Lt. Gen. Konashenkov didn’t specify which air defense system was used to intercept the bomb.
The United States announced sending “precision aerial munitions” to Kiev forces last December. Later in March, the Chief of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, General James Hecker, confirmed that JDAM-ER GBU-62 bombs have been already delivered to Ukraine.
Kiev forces began using the bomb early on in March, according to Yan Gagin, a military-political expert and an adviser to the acting Donetsk People’s Republic head.
The JDAM-ER kit consists of a tail with a GPS-assisted inertial navigation guidance system and a pair of foldable wings that aid the bomb in gliding toward the designated target with a range of up to 80 kilometers.
The only known variant of the GBU-62 appears to be the GBU-62(V)1/B Quickstrike-ER, which combines the JDAM-ER kit with the 907 kilogram class Mk 64 Quickstrike naval mine. The mines, which are based on the Mk 80-series bombs, can’t be used as general-purpose munitions. Ukraine may have received a special variant with that ability.
The Ukrainian Air Force may have integrated the JDAM-ER on its MiG-29 and Su-27 fighter jets, or on its Su-24 tactical bombers and Su-25 close air support jets.
The JDAM-ER bombs are highly effective. However, recently leaked U.S. intelligence documents revealed that the guidance systems of the bombs are being effectively jammed by Russian electronic warfare means. Ukrainian troops are also not handling the bombs properly.
The U.S. decision to supply the JDAM-ER was meant to provide Kiev forces with a long-range weapon that packs a heavy punch for use in an upcoming large-scale offensive against the Russian military.
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Interesting that the Ukroids are aber to launch that bomb for that they need a plane being able to approach the front quiete closely.
Was launched by a MIG 29 that later was shot down over Nikolaev by a SU 35..
It seems like you need some cleansing.
You should start dumping politicians. I am of the opinion that politicians should all be brought to one island so that they can resolve their dispute there themselves. On this island they can geo-strategy each other until they get sick.
Guillotine most of them, after fair trial.
I believe Russias KAB-500 and other air delivered weapons will amplify the air superiority of Russia which exists both in defense and delivery and could make Ukraine’s counter offensive seem foolish and wasteful in manpower and material. As Russia has now demonstrated it can successfully take out NATO’s JDAM and has more powerful stand off weapons of it’s own.
We won? WTF, not yet?! How come? We have a lot of soldiers, they are cheap and nobody misses them. So?
Ukranian skies are patrolled by Russia so what difference does it make?
By Pantsir, probably.
RF by mala začať uvažovať nad tým ako by darebáckemu štátu USA dali jasnú príučku. Najskôr by to šlo v Sýrii. Myslím, že RF by s touto alternatívou už nemala viac otáľať. Inak darebácky štát USA bude neustále zvyšovať svoju podporu Kyjevskému fašistickému režimu.