Russian Guide Bombs Made With Irish, Japanese, Chinese Components – Kyiv Says

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Russia’s D-30SN aerial guided bombs contain foreign components from Ireland, Taiwan and Japan – among other countries – according to Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Directorate (HUR). HUR, which maintains a database of components found in Russian weapons, released the latest findings on the aerial bomb on Monday. What is the UMPB D-30SN? Advertisement“The D-30SN aerial bomb can be carried by Su-34, Su-30SM, Su-35, Su-24 aircraft, and the S-70 Okhotnik unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). HUR said the D-30SN is equipped with the same 250-kilogram (550-pound) warhead found in the FAB-250 aerial bomb integrated into the guided bomb itself.