US willing to send Smart Bomb kits to Ukraine.
The White House plans to send advanced electronic equipment to Ukraine; Equipment capable of turning unguided bombs into “super-smart bombs” and enabling the Ukrainian military to target Russian military positions. But what kind of bombs are these bombs?
What is a smart bomb?
A smart bomb or a guided bomb is a type of guided bomb (PGM) that has a much higher accuracy and efficiency for targeting enemy positions.
It was not immediately clear whether President Biden or any of his top national security advisers have approved the proposed JDAMs’ transfer to Ukraine. Those familiar with matter, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive internal deliberations, did not say whether Ukrainian forces would employ the kits on aircraft or ground-based weapons, or what specific systems in Ukraine’s arsenal would be candidates for such augmentation.
The Ukrainian Air Force relies primarily on aging Soviet-era MiG jets, and the Pentagon has sought ways to upgrade them rather than provide newer Western aircraft that would require its pilots and maintainer units to undertake complicated new training.
