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>>519726098
The Jet powered UMPK is rumored to have 300-400km range. Yes, you heard that right, 300-400km range. While some might have been shot down because they got a pretty large heat signature and are dropping them from high altitude to get the most out of its range + the speed + jet engine.
Anyways the costs heavily favor the UMPK's that are jet powered. There's literally nothing they can really do to stop them and they are so cost effective its like a game changer for a game changer. 300-400km 250kg bombs that are GPS guided and way faster than a Geran-2 strike that cant be stopped and are easy to spam? All of Eastern Ukraine in the Dniper and Odessa Oblast are fucked now. Because they sure as hell would run out of Patriots and IRIS-T missiles in a month trying to stop these glide bombs. USA will tell Ukraine to stop wasting missiles on these interceptions. Why do you think VVS is going crazy on the SU-34? Hell even SU-57 and SU-70 might be able to carry these new jet powered glide bombs internally too. I wonder if they are going to do a version for the Fab-500 and Fab 1500.... imagine!
>>519725926
They used it recently to shoot down glide bombs now. Its still around. Sometimes they get blown up when they get too close to the front.