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KAB-1500L

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KAB-1500L
Place of originRussia
Service history
In serviceRussian Air Force
Specifications
Length4,280 mm (169 in)
Diameter820 mm (32 in)

Fillinghigh explosive (L-GF-E)

KAB-1500L is a Russian precision guided weapon, a laser guided bomb and also the current production standard for use on 4+ and 4++ generation fighter jets, like the Sukhoi Su-30MKI/Sukhoi Su-30MKK/Sukhoi Su-30MK and Sukhoi Su-35.
It is claimed to be the Russian equivalent to USA's Paveway II/Paveway III[1] and is designed to hit railway, ammunition depots, railway terminals, highway bridges, military and industrial facilities, ships and transport vessels. The KAAB-1500LG-F-E has an impact fuse which includes 3 different delay modes for target attack and it can also be mounted on older aircraft, like the Sukhoi Su-24 and the Mikoyan MiG-27.[2]

The bomb has been used in the Russian military campaign inChechnya.

References

  1. ^ "Soviet/Russian Guided Bombs". www.ausairpower.net. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  2. ^ "KAB-1500L". www.deagel.com. Retrieved 2015-10-31.

http://eng.ktrv.ru/production_eng/323/518/538/?PHPSESSID=2d1d5bbb18a51a5b485844e2cc2219c2

http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/mig27/mig274.html

http://warfare.be/db/catid/345/linkid/2511/title/kab-controlled-air-bombs/

http://www.cat-uxo.com/#/kab-1500-l-bomb/4586889812