Pentagon to send long-range precision rockets to Ukraine
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The package includes Ground-launched Small-diameter Bombs (GLSDB) which are gliding rockets with a small bomb attached.
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The Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (SAAB)
The Pentagon announced a new rocket-propelled precision bomb that may nearly increase Kiev's strike range against the Russians as part of a new $2.2 billion US arms deal for Ukraine.
Ground-launched small-diameter bombs (GLSDB), a weapon with a maximum range of 150 kilometers, are also part of the new package, according to Pentagon spokesperson Pat Ryder. These bombs pose a threat to Russian troops and depots that are located far from the front lines.
Read more: Upcoming military package for Kiev to include GLSDB missiles: Reuters
"This gives them a longer range capability ... that will enable them to conduct operations in defense of their country and to take back their sovereign territory," Ryder said.
Ukraine had requested weapons with a range greater than the HIMARS rockets' 80 km range.
Read more: Ukraine launches 12 HIMARS missiles at bridge in Kherson
With the GLSDB, Ukrainian forces may be able to launch attacks anywhere in Crimea, Zaporozhye, and Kherson areas, as well as the Donbass. Important Russian supply routes, arsenals, and air bases may be in jeopardy as a result.
Ryder claimed he was unaware of Ukraine's intended targets. The GLSDB is a gliding rocket with a small bomb attached, manufactured by Boeing and Saab. GLSDB is advertised to be so precise to hit a target within an error margin of a tire's radius.
