Ukraine will receive British Paveway IV: what is the peculiarity of bombs and whether they really need the Armed Forces

The Paveway IV complex turns the usual bomb into a high -precision bomb. It has a combined satellite and semi -active laser guide, analysts said. Ukraine can get high -precision Bombs Paveway IV from the United Kingdom. Defense Express analysts have described in more detail about the characteristics of this weapon. Analysts noted that the information about the bomb was received from BBC correspondent Jonathan White. He claimed that Paveway IV was included in the April 23 assistance package.

"But the officially announced list and description of the weapons was not only mentioned not only about Paveway IV, but also about any bombs in general," the statement said. Defense Express emphasized that the need for air forces in these air supply. Paveway IV is a complex that is mounted on a regular bomb and as a result turns it into high precision. In particular, the Mark 82 bomb weighing 241 kilograms.

Paveway IV has a combined satellite and semi -active laser guidance, it has the possibility not only of contact or delayed blasting, but also air. Currently, this bomb is only armed with the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia. This bomb is integrated into Tornado, Eurofighter Typhoon and F-35 aircraft, but analysts are convinced that integration with other Western fighters will not cause difficulty. Paveway IV can only be used at a slight range for "under" attack.

Analysts noted that because of this transmission, the bomb looks "controversial". However, when it comes to the possibility of weapons, in particular, by adding a missile accelerator as a AASM Hammer or wings like JDAM-ER, there is a real opportunity to use the bomb. We will remind, on April 21 the chairman of the Senate Committee on Intelligence Mark Warner said that by the end of the week Ukraine can receive a long -range ATACMS missiles.