- KAB-500L
The KAB-500L is a
laser-guided bomb developed by theSoviet Air Force . It remains in service with the CIS and post-SovietRussia n Air Force.The KAB-500L is analogous to the U.S.
Paveway series: it is a standard FAB-500general-purpose bomb , which has a nominal weight of 500 kg (1,102 lb), fitted with asemi-active laser seeker and guidance fins, turning it into a guided, unpowered glide bomb.The KAB-500L is 3.05 m (10 ft) long and weighs 525 kg (1,155 lb). Its
warhead comprises 450 kg (990 lb) of the total weight, of which roughly 50% is blast-effect high explosive. Russian sources credit it with a CEP of 7 meters (23 ft).It is also deployed by the
Indian Air Force . The primary launch platform isSu-30MKI .LT-2
The Chinese LT-2 LGB bears many similarities to the Russian KAB-500L. It is probable that the LT-2 incorported some technologies reverse-engineered from the KAB-500L. [http://mil.jschina.com.cn/huitong/missile1.htm]
External links
* [http://www.ausairpower.net/TE-PGMs-July-04-P.pdf Asia’s Advanced Precision Guided Munitions]
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