"Useful Weapon": Ukrainian Su-27 with GBU bombs create problems with Russian air defense (video)

According to the War Zone observers, these bombs were integrated into the MiG-29, so new frames have become a vivid illustration of how other Soviet technology adapts to modern challenges. Aviation bombs have become part of the Ukrainian Air Force Modernization Program, which allows you to integrate Western weapons, including AGM-88 Harm and JDAM-ER missiles on the Soviet-made platforms.

The Su-27 fighter, painted in a characteristic pixel camouflage, releases four bombs on the lift, at an angle of about 60 degrees. Such a maneuver is performed to increase the bomb range and minimize the time that the aircraft spends in the enemy's air defense area. A special BRU-61/A rack is used for startup, which allows you to secure four such ammunition on one pylon.

It is interesting that the integration of Western technologies into Soviet aircraft requires the use of additional control systems, including tablet devices that are installed in the pilot cab. They calculate the flight trajectory and ammunition management. Small diameter munitions (SDB), such as GBU-39, have become a particularly important tool, or, as observers write, "useful weapons" for Ukrainian Air Force in recent months.

According to an internal Ukrainian assessment, published at the beginning of the year, about 90% of GBU-39/B bombs reach their goals, which confirms their high efficiency. The fact is that these ammunition is extremely inconvenient for intercepting, which creates additional problems with Russian air defense. We will remind, on November 4 on the network there was a video of combat work of the Ukrainian fighter Mig-29.