Ukraine to receive long-range rockets

Ukraine has secured new weapons pledges to include longer-range missiles in a co-ordinated action between the U.S., France and Italy


GROUND-LAUNCHED SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (GLSDB)

Guidance: GPS/INS.
GPS satellite signals to inertial navigation system

Length 	1.79m
Weight	129kg

Pop-out wings: Deploy for final unpowered run-in to target

Warhead: Steel penetration casing with 22.7kg of explosive

Range: 150km – greater than 227mm artillery rockets available for M270 and M142 HIMARS

M-26 rocket motor: Propels GLSDB around 32km

Penetration: ~1.8m of reinforced concrete


Jointly developed by France and Italy

ASTER 30 AIR DEFENCE MISSILE 
Surface-to-Air Medium-Range/Land-based

Guidance: Inertial guidance with uplink for refreshed target data up to mid-course, active radar homing

Range: Up to 150km 
Speed: Mach 4.5

Engine: Solid propellant two-stage motor

Length	4.9m  
Weight 	430kg
Diameter 180mm

Warhead: 15kg with 2m lethal radius


Sources: MBDA Missile Systems, Global Security, Saab
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