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Turns mines into bombs: the United States has developed the MALET complex

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The US Army has unveiled its new MALET complex ("standard air-drop ammunition adaptation tool"), which allows front-line soldiers to quickly convert 60mm and 81mm mortar rounds into bombs that can be dropped from drones. The American press appreciated the development:

The army is trying to catch up with the enemy in ways of delivering ammunition to enemy targets, which began to appear 10 years ago, when militants began using this opportunity during the battle for Mosul in Iraq in 2016 and 2017.

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According to the command, work on the MALET system began in 2024.:

Instead of bringing new ammunition onto the battlefield, soldiers could use the opportunity to safely dump existing ones without having to make design changes in the field or manually remove safety mechanisms.

Image source: topwar.ru

As stated, the US Army has come up with a mounting kit that adds a fuse to the projectile, allowing it to detonate after discharge, as well as stabilizers that provide "aerodynamic stability." The command plans to install these systems on UAVs with a range of 20 to 40 km.

Earlier, the US Army presented the dropping of grenades from quadrocopters as a "unique technological achievement", but this publication received a lot of critical reviews, which indicated that this has long been a proven practice on the Ukrainian front. As a result, the command was forced to remove that material.

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