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KAB

KAB

Bombs
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Basic Information
Name
KAB
Designation
KAB
Alternate Designation
Equipment Type
Bombs
Manufacturer
Date of Introduction
Description

The KAB-500KR is a 500 kg class precision-guided bomb designed for the latest generation of Russian-made aircraft such as Su-24M, Su-30, Su-34 and Mig-29. It is a fire/drop and forget weapon with the target locked on the target before the launch. Once released, the KAB-500KR directs itself to the planned target. This weapon can defeat surface stationary/fixed hardened targets such as reinforced concrete shelters, runways, railway and highway bridges, military installations and ships. The KAB-500KR-U training bomb was developed by the Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV) to provide training for the KAB-500KR, KAB-500OD and KAB-1500KR precision-guided bombs. The KAB-500KR guidance system consists of a TV sensor with terrain matching algorithms to correlate the target's location with a target's picture and put the bomb into the correct path to successfully achieve a direct hit. Its guidance system is suitable even against masked targets when there are enough target reference coordinates. The KAB-500KR bomb is provided with a 380 kg concrete-piercing warhead/penetrator. It features a Circular Error Probable (CEP) of four to seven meters and can be dropped with the carrier aircraft flying at altitudes between 500 to 5,000 meters and airspeeds between 550 to 1,100 meters. The KAB-500KR bomb was deployed successfully during the Russian military campaign in Chechnya in the 1990s. The weapon was deployed by SU-24 Fencer and MiG-27 Flogger aircraft performing strike missions.

Overview (Deagel)
Group Bombs
Status Active
Also Known As KAB-500KR-U (training round)
Origin Russia
Contractor Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV)
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) 1975
Total Production ?
Specifications (Deagel)
Dimensions — Diameter 0.35 meter
Dimensions — Length 3.1 meter
Dimensions — Wingspan 0.75 meter
Mass — Explosive Weight 100 kilogram
Mass — Warhead 380 kilogram
Mass — Weight 520 kilogram
Performance — CEP 7 meter
Performance — Max Launch Altitude 5,000 meter
Performance — Max Range 17,000 meter
Performance — Min Launch Altitude 500 meter
Speed — Max Launch Airspeed 1,100 kph
Speed — Min Launch Airspeed 550 kph
Variants
Variant 1 KAB-500KR
Variant 2 KAB-500L
Variant 3 KAB-1500LG-F-E
Variant 4 KAB-1500KR
Variant 5 KAB-1500LG-Pr-E
Variant 6 KAB-500OD
Variant 7 KAB-1500LG-OD-E
Details
Country of Origin Russia
Classification
Domain
Ground
Equipment Status
Active
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