Ukraine Reveals New Guided Glide Bomb on the Su-24 Fencer | Aviation

Given the need for a large number of air-launched land-strike munitions and the limited supply of Western bombs like the GBU-39 SDB or AASM Hammer, Ukrainian defense industry may have come up with their version of a Russian UMPC glide bomb.

A Ukrainian Su-24 Fencer fighter-bomber has appeared in a video, carrying on its right underwing hardpoint what is claimed to be a new guided bomb. The video, posted by the ‘Colonel GSh/war_home’ Telegram channel and also shared on X, said the Su-24 is “testing” the Ukrainian analogue of the Russian UMPC (Universal Module for Planning and Correction) unit for converting drop bombs into guided units.

The author of the post claimed the Fencer was accompanied by a Su-27 fighter at the time, however it could not be seen in the video but it could be the aircraft from which the video was recorded. The post added that the photo suggests the unit has a small turbojet engine for propelling the bomb.

This however cannot be conclusively seen due to the grainy footage, but the possibility cannot be discarded either. Given the need for a large number of air-launched land-strike munitions and the limited supply of Western bombs like the GBU-39 SDB or AASM Hammer, it is possible…