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Ukraine approves indigenous turbojet-powered guided bombs for frontline combat operations<\/p>\n
Domestic guided bombs now strike military objectives up to 200 kilometers away<\/p>\n
Seven Ukrainian manufacturers now build guided bomb conversion systems domestically<\/p>\n
Ukraine has officially approved several domestically built guided aerial bombs for combat use, including turbojet-powered versions capable of striking objectives up to 200 kilometers (125 miles) away.<\/p>\n
Brig. Gen. Andrii Lebedenko, deputy commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said several of these designs have already seen use on the battlefield, while others remain in testing.<\/p>\n
“We already have systems that use more than just gliding. They now carry turbojet engines to increase their employment range to between 100 and 200 kilometers,” said Lebedenko.<\/p>\n
Ukraine expands the reach of indigenous guided bombs<\/p>\n
The program began in 2024 as an effort to convert older unguided aerial bombs into precision-guided weapons after Ukraine lacked domestic manufacturers capable of producing such systems.<\/p>\n
Ukrainian officials now say the country has seven manufacturers producing guided bomb systems, compared with none when the initiative was first introduced.<\/p>\n
“This task was set in 2024. We did not have any such manufacturers in the country. Now there are already seven. They already know how to do it,” said Lebedenko.<\/p>\n
He also confirmed that Ukraine already operates aircraft capable of launching domestically produced weapons, while expanding manufacturing capacity has become the next priority for the defense industry.<\/p>\n
According to Ukrainian officials, the program has also created a growing community of engineers capable of designing glide kits and propulsion systems for increasingly sophisticated aerial munitions.<\/p>\n
“Moreover, a school of specialists and engineers has emerged who know how to create gliding systems. They know how to make them with engines,” said Lebedenko.<\/p>\n
Some of the latest variants are no longer limited to gliding after release because turbojet engines continue powering the bombs toward military objectives at greater stand-off distances.<\/p>\n
Indigenous bomb designs move beyond conversion kits<\/p>\n
Alongside upgrading older munitions, Ukraine has also developed entirely indigenous guided aerial bombs, expanding its domestic precision strike capability.<\/p>\n
Ukraine’s Brave1 defense innovation platform announced the country’s first indigenous guided aerial bomb after approximately 17 months of development.<\/p>\n
The weapon carries a 250-kilogram warhead designed to strike fortified positions, command centers, and other military objectives located dozens of kilometers away.<\/p>\n
Developers have described the weapon as a completely original Ukrainian design rather than an adaptation of an existing foreign guided bomb.<\/p>\n
Ukrainian military officials have also indicated that improving strike accuracy remains more important than producing larger numbers of guided bombs for operational use.<\/p>\n
“We are looking toward precision so that we can effectively destroy enemy command posts, drone<\/a> control centers, infrastructure, and other targets,” said Lebedenko.<\/p>\n Ukraine has also disclosed expanding manufacturing capacity, growing engineering expertise, and longer operational reach for its guided bomb program.<\/p>\n However, independent verification of battlefield performance remains limited because operational details surrounding combat employment have not been publicly released.<\/p>\n
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