The Kalashnikov Concern has released a video featuring the first flight of the KUB-10E, a new guided munition (GM) model in the KUB family.
It is designed to target enemy light vehicles and armored personnel carriers, command posts, air and missile defense facilities, communications surveillance and jamming sites, logistics infrastructure, combat and logistics units, field storage depots for ammunition, fuel, and lubricants, drone launch sites, and unsheltered aircraft (helicopters) at airfields.
The system can be used at any time of day, in various weather conditions, including wind gusts up to 15 meters per second. It operates effectively in temperatures ranging from -30 to +40 degrees Celsius at the ground level.
The new guided munition boasts a significantly longer range and greater power compared to the previous models in the line-up. The GM guidance method is based on pre-specified coordinates and data from the global navigation satellite system (GNSS). The drone is catapult-launched. It has a cruise flight speed of 100 km/h. Its flight altitude ranges from 100 to 2,500 meters.
The KUB GM has proved to be extremely effective in the SMO zone, and the feedback from the servicemen has been positive. This year, Kalashnikov Concern has almost tripled its production volume. The KUB range includes several versions of guided munitions.
Source: Kalashnikov