Misplaced Pages

RBK-500

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Russian cluster bomb

RBK-500 is a Russian 500 kg cluster bomb. It carries 15 "Motiv-3" SPBE-D antitank submunitions developed by NPO Bazalt with dual-mode infrared homing system. It entered service with the Soviet Air Force in 1987.

In November 2023, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russian forces reportedly began deploying RBK-500s fitted with Unifitsirovannyi Modul Planirovaniya i Korrektsii (UMPK) standoff glide bomb kits against Ukrainian forces in Donetsk Oblast, near Staromaiorske. It was the first time RBK-500s fitted with UMPKs were seen being used on publicly-available video.

References

  1. Pike, John. "RBK cluster bombs". www.globalsecurity.org.
  2. ""That's Not a Cluster Bomb" - The Differences Between OFAB 250-270s and RBK-500s - bellingcat". 3 February 2016.
  3. Pike, John. "SPBE 500-D single cluster bomb". www.globalsecurity.org.
  4. Pike, John. "FSUE "SRPE "Bazalt"". GlobalSecurity.
  5. "Russian Glide Bomb Kits Now Adapted For Cluster Munitions: Reports". The Drive. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.


Stub icon

This article relating to bombs is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: