The footage shows the high-precision bombs being released from a low altitude, followed by an anti-missile maneuver.
A video clip circulating on social media shows a Ukrainian MiG-29 jet performing a 'pop-up' maneuver to deploy French AASM-250 'Hammer' glide bombs on Russian positions, as reported by the Russian Telegram channel 'Milinfolive'. This tactic helps the jet avoid anti-aircraft defenses while delivering its payload.
In simple terms, glide bombs are standard bombs that have been modified to include wings and navigation systems that allow for a gliding flight path to a target. Some glide bombs are given the design when they're first built but others are modified after production.The 'gliding' additions allow bombs to 'travel much further' and render them 'much more precise than unguided—or 'dumb'—bombs,' according to the Moscow Times.
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