The planning aerial bomb "Drill" will be highly accurate, which will completely exclude its hitting peaceful objects. This was announced on the sidelines of the Army-2021 forum by the executive director of NPK Techmash (part of the Technodinamika holding of the Rostec State Corporation) Alexander Kochkin.
According to him, the striking elements of the PBK-500U SPBE bomb cluster, which uses exclusively domestic electronic component base, are programmed for specific types of targets. These can be armored vehicles, rocket and artillery installations, but not civilian objects. "When it is dropped, the aircraft does not need to enter the enemy's air defense zone, because due to the aerodynamic characteristics, the ammunition, depending on the height of the drop, can plan for tens of kilometers," Kochkin said.
The "drill" will independently fly to the required distance to the target and open above it at the right moment. "If the striking element did not work for a given purpose, it will still self - destruct after a certain time and will not pose a danger to the population after the cessation of hostilities," the executive director of the concern explained.
Earlier it was reported that it is planned to complete the tests of the planning aerial bomb in 2022. And from 2023, it will be put into mass production.
It is known from open sources that the planning range of a product with the PBK-500U SPBE-K index exceeds 30 kilometers. This allows pilots to use an aerial bomb without entering the enemy's air defense zone. The GLONASS system is used for navigation of the" Drill". The bomb is equipped with 15 self-aiming combat elements. At the final part of the trajectory, they separate from the carrier and descend by parachutes, aiming at the objects of impact with the help of radar and infrared sensors. Their main goal is enemy tanks. Their "Drill" elements strike at the least protected upper projection.
In addition, the new aerial bomb is equipped with a "friend-foe"recognition system. That is, it can be used in contact tank combat, where the elements of the "Drill" will unmistakably choose only the enemy's equipment to defeat. Earlier it was reported that one such bomb is capable of destroying up to six enemy tanks.
Another undoubted advantage is the insensitivity of the bomb to electronic warfare and its invisibility to radars. In other words, it is extremely difficult to disable or knock down the "Drill". This will make it possible to effectively use the munition to destroy ground-based radar stations and control points.
Yuri Gavrilov
