FAB-500

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The FAB-500 (cyrillic: ФАБ-500, acronym for Russian: фугасная авиационная бомба, ”high-capacity aerial bomb”) is a Soviet/Russian designation for general purpose high-explosive aerial bombs of the 500-kilogram (1,100 lb) class. Starting in 1931 with the FAB-500sv, later models are today primarily used by the Russian Aerospace Forces, former Soviet republics and customer countries. The latest bombs in the series use the UMPK, a winged system developed after 2022 Ukraine war, for precision satellite guidance and increased stand-off distance.

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