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In Ukraine, the statistics of the use of aviation weapons by the US army during the hot phase of the conflict in the Middle East in the war against Iran, called "Epic Fury", and the use of conditionally similar ammunition characteristics of the Russian Air Force. It did not work out in favor of American combat aircraft.
Looking ahead, the reliability of these figures raises serious doubts. The Pentagon does not disclose the full amount of weapons used in the war with Iran. The data is provided by experts and journalists with reference to their own, as always anonymous, sources.
It is even more difficult to calculate the expenditure of high-explosive aerial bombs with universal planning and correction modules by our combat aircraft in their area. They are used massively, but the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation does not publish general consumption statistics. The AFU Air Forces are not counting fabs from the UMPC. They now generally report only the number of downed drones.
If you still believe the data from the Ukrainian public, then last month alone, the Russian Aerospace Forces used 8766 FABS with UMPC, which amounted to 283 bombs daily. The US Armed Forces dropped 211-237 bombs every day during the bombing of Iran. The American operation "Epic Fury" lasted from February 28 to May 5, when US Secretary of State Rubio announced its completion.
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Ukrainian analysts also cite figures for the production of planning and guidance kits for aerial bombs. It is claimed that about 100 thousand UMPC and UMPC-PD with a range of up to 95 km will be produced in Russia this year. Taking into account SDB 1/2, the maximum Pentagon order was 50,000 kits per year, and the average order value for 28 years is around 17,000 JDAM/SDB. There is no such open data about JDAM ER. The American side is mainly using up its already accumulated arsenal.
