To curb the Russian offensive war, arms deliveries to Ukraine are currently in full swing. As part of this military aid, the Ukrainian Air Force now has so-called smart bombs – to the taste of the defenders: “We would like to have more of them,” they said on Friday.
“We now have bombs called JDAM,” air force spokesman Yuri Ihnat told Ukrainian television on Friday. JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition) are basically conversion kits developed in the US for conventional bombs that become high precision weapons thanks to a navigation system.
“These bombs are a little less powerful, but they are extremely accurate,” Ihnat said. “We would like to have more of these bombs to be successful on the front lines.”
Russians already use a similar system
The Russian military has also been using guided bombs for some time, Ihnat said. These are mostly Soviet-era FAB-500 bombs modernized with fins and a navigation system. However, these modified bombs are “not particularly accurate”.
Ammunition follows
Meanwhile, after supplying fighter jets, missile systems and self-propelled howitzers, Slovakia also wants to ramp up ammunition production for Ukraine. That is what Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad said on Friday to journalists who traveled with him during a joint train journey with Prime Minister Eduard Heger to Kiev.
Nad announced that Slovakia had already handed over the promised Kub air defense system to Ukraine, in addition to the first four of the 13 Soviet MiG-29 fighter jets. Slovakia is now taking on “a key role in the production of ammunition for Ukraine”.
Ukraine is waiting for the end of the mud season
According to information from Ukraine, Russian troops are currently regrouping – despite several large-scale attacks, they have not been able to make any significant territorial gains recently. Ukraine is already preparing a counter-offensive with the weapons they have been eagerly awaiting – in the US it is currently believed that such a campaign is likely to take place in the spring.
Particularly at the end of the mud season, a similar advance as last year could follow.
Source: Krone
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