The first footage of the new Russian UMPK systems equipped with jet engines has been released. The video, released by bomb disposal experts, shows a Russian FAB-500T aerial bomb equipped with a UMPK module, presumably powered by a Chinese Swiwin SW800Pro jet engine. Using the UMPK with a jet engine allows Su-34 aircraft to fire FAB-500 bombs at a range of over 100 km. Previously, Ukrainian media reported that the range of Russian bombs with the new UMPK modules could approach 200 km.
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Does the "Powered JDAMski" really refer to this thing ? Like where were the inlet structure ? For me it's just one variant of UMPK, except now they ground down the entire tail section of the FAB and attach the kit.
a TG channel refer the UMPB instead.
Completion of the second prototype of the Yak-130M aircraft
Specialists from the Yakovlev company have manufactured the second prototype of the Yak-130M training and combat aircraft as part of experimental design work. The aircraft is painted in the traditional pixel camouflage used in Russian aviation. Subsequently, the aircraft will join ground and flight tests. Meanwhile, assembly of the third unit is underway.
Recently, the first prototype of the aircraft was built at the Irkutsk Aviation Plant, intended for ground and flight tests.
“The Yak-130M was developed based on the analysis and generalization of aviation experience in local and regional conflicts. The creation of light combat aircraft based on training-combat machines aligns with global trends in the development of military aviation,” noted Dmitry Popov, Deputy Chief Designer for the Yak-130 program. Dmitry Popov.
The Yak-130M is being created on the basis of the Yak-130, whose characteristics allow for training pilots of fourth and fifth generation fighters. The main goal of the ongoing modernization is to expand the combat capabilities of the aircraft. The updated aircraft will be able to be armed with air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles.
The integration of new onboard systems will allow the Yak-130M to be used for training and combat purposes around the clock and in difficult weather conditions. For example, the aircraft has been equipped with the BRLS-130R onboard radar station, the SOLT-130K optical-laser thermal television system, the President-S130 onboard defense complex, and the KSS-130 communication system.