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Updated · UNITED24 Media · Aug 21
Ukraine Clears Vyrivnyuvach Bomb for Service With 90% Domestic and Western Parts
Updated
Updated · UNITED24 Media · Aug 21

Ukraine Clears Vyrivnyuvach Bomb for Service With 90% Domestic and Western Parts

3 articles · Updated · UNITED24 Media · Aug 21

Summary

  • Ukraine has cleared the Vyrivnyuvach guided bomb after operational testing and is already procuring it for service, adding a homegrown precision weapon for frontline aircraft.
  • 90% of its components come from Ukraine, Europe and the United States, with local engineers building core elements from the wing structure to flight-control software and limiting foreign dependence mainly to chips and microcircuits.
  • DG Industry developed the bomb with Brave1 support over about 17 months, after work began roughly two years ago amid worries that foreign military deliveries could become unstable.
  • The current version has no engine and is integrated on MiG-29, Su-24 and Su-27 jets; adaptation for F-16s and Mirage 2000s is technically possible but would require manufacturer certification.
  • The program reflects Kyiv's broader push to replace imported systems such as JDAM-ER and France's Hammer with domestically controlled strike weapons.

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