“The bombs are still flying,” Fighterbomber noted in a missive translated by Estonian analyst WarTranslated. Indeed, the Ukrainian Center for Defense Strategies has recently noted KAB/UMPK attacks in Sumy, Chernihiv and Donetsk Oblasts in eastern and northern Ukraine.
“But there’s a catch,” Fighterbomber explained. “All satellite-guided correction systems have left the chat.” And for one main reason: Ukrainian radio jammers have become so effective, and so numerous, that they “saturate the front line.”
Apparently, there is confirmation from the opposing side that Ukrainian jamming has started to have effect on Russian glide bombs. Confirmation came from a milblogger named “FighterBomber” associated with the Russian air force, and was picked up by Dmitry from “War Translated”, who has a habit of combing Russian-language sources for information.
Glide bombs have been a difficult weapon for Ukraine to adapt against, since they’re launched from over 40 kilometers of distance (air defense typically cannot reach so far), and are cheaper than the means of intercepting them.
Note: the milblogger speaks of “problems in the Laotian air force”, as is customary when speaking of the local air force would be punishable.
It should also be noted that some Western types of glide bombs (like GBU-39 SDB) have also failed in Ukraine, but other members of the GBU family continue to function, likely due to better inertial navigation systems.
I so wanted to be a bit proud of sweden but their bombs just didn’t cut it 😓 Wonder if they are working on it at all or if saab&boeing dropped it totally.