The KAB-250 is a family of

aerial bomb An aerial bomb is a type of explosive or incendiary weapon intended to travel through the air on a predictable trajectory. Engineers usually develop such bombs to be dropped from an aircraft. The use of aerial bombs is termed aerial bombing. ...

s developed in the 2000s. It comes in two forms, the KAB-250LG-E

laser-guided bomb A laser-guided bomb (LGB) is a guided bomb that uses semi-active laser guidance to strike a designated target with greater accuracy than an unguided bomb. First developed by the United States during the Vietnam War, laser-guided bombs quickly pr ...

and KAB-250S-E satellite-guided bomb. It is being introduced into service with the post-Soviet Russian Air Force since 2020. KAB stands for "Корректируемая Авиационная Бомба" which means "Managed (corrected)

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bomb" and refers to high-precision weapons. The KAB-250 is long and weighs . Its

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makes up of the total weight, of which is blast-effect high explosive. Russian sources credit it with a

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of to . The technology of KAB-250 is also used for the larger

KAB-500L The KAB-500L is a laser-guided bomb developed by the Soviet Air Force, entering service in 1975. It remains in service with the CIS and post-Soviet Russian Air Force. The KAB-500L is a standard FAB-500 general-purpose bomb, which has a nomi ...

. It has a noticeable, egg-shaped form and has been integrated on and dropped by Sukhoi Su-34 on

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targets from 5000m altitudes.

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{{reflist Aerial bombs of Russia Guided bombs

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