Sunday, May 4, 2025
Ukrainian sea drone downs Russian fighter jet in world-first strike — Russia used thermobaric weapons in drone strike on Kharkiv, Ukrainian prosecutors say — Russian drone attack on Kyiv injures 11 people, including 2 children, damages shopping mall — France to ramp up AASM Hammer smart bomb production for Ukraine … and more
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/05/sunday-may-4-2025/
U.S. Approves $7.41B Sale of Missiles, Smart Bombs to Israel
https://defensemirror.com/news/38790/U_S__Approves__7_41B_Sale_of_Missiles__Smart_Bombs_to_Israel
#Hellfire #missiles #munitions #SDBs #smartbombs #SmallDiameterBombs #JDAMs #Lockheed #Boeing #airstrike
U.S. Approves $7.41B Sale of Missiles, Smart Bombs to Israel
https://defensemirror.com/news/38790/U_S__Approves__7_41B_Sale_of_Missiles__Smart_Bombs_to_Israel
#Hellfire #missiles #munitions #SDBs #smartbombs #SmallDiameterBombs #JDAMs #Lockheed #Boeing #airstrike
Russia bombs itself with ‘smart bomb,’ Astra reports
#Russia dropped a “smart bomb” on itself in #Belgorod Oblast, the #Astra Telegram channel reported on Jan 26.
The #UMPB-250 uses the same warhead as a Soviet-era FAB-250 but is designed to be “smart” and “glide” with a navigation module integrated with steering, antennas, and a turbojet power unit.
https://kyivindependent.com/russia-bombs-itself-with-smart-bomb/
#Amiriyah #déjà_vu #BunkerBusters #SmartBombs #déjà_vu #Shia
"Men had not been allowed in the shelter, to ensure that women and children were given priority safety from potential bombs. And so it was packed with hundreds of women and kids when two laser-guided 'smart bombs' hit at 4:30 a.m. on Feb. 13, 1991.
At least 408 women and children died"
#Israel #Lebanon #ProxyWars #BunkerBusters #SmartBombs #Shia
"American-manufactured 2,000-pound bombs were likely used in the Israeli attack that killed Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in Beirut on Friday night, according to a review of footage showing the operation and its aftermath by CNN and munitions experts.
A video published by the Israeli military on Saturday showed jets it said were used to carry out the attack carrying at least 15 2,000-pound bombs, including the US-made BLU-109, according to Trevor Ball, a former senior explosive ordnance technician for the US Army who reviewed the footage for CNN.
The bombs, known colloquially as 'bunker busters' for their ability to penetrate deep underground before they detonate, were also fitted with the US-made Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) – a precision guidance kit that converts unguided, or 'dumb' bombs, into 'smart' munitions that can precisely strike a target – according to Ball. On one plane fitted with bombs, pictured taking off in the video, Ball identified at least four as BLU-109s with JDAM kits."
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/30/middleeast/israel-attack-nasrallah-2000-pound-bombs-intl/index.html
