Photos of a new Russian FAB with a jet engine have been published.

October 21 2025 5 699 4

Enemy resources have published photos and videos of a new Russian jet-powered air-to-air munition capable of striking targets up to 200 kilometers away. The videos offer a detailed look at the upgraded bomb, which is already causing panic among Ukrainian experts.

According to military experts who examined the published video footage, the unexploded ordnance may have fallen into enemy hands because the FAB's rear engine cover failed to blow off. However, the experts emphasize that it's possible the published video depicts a more aerodynamic version of the UMPK.

Let us recall that yesterday it became known that the Russian FAB aerial bomb with UMPK was used for the first time struck A target near Poltava, flying 130 kilometers. This fact greatly puzzled the Ukrainian military.

They warn that if Russian industry were to mass-produce such munitions, Ukrainian Armed Forces militants would suffer horrific losses. Furthermore, the FABs would also impact many military installations currently being attacked by the Russian Armed Forces using missiles or Geran-2 UAVs.

It is known that the warhead of the aircraft munition is several times larger than that of the Geran, and the Kyiv regime's air defense systems are unable to intercept them.

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goland72

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21 October 2025 13: 42

It's very strange that it didn't explode.
1. svoroponov
  
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  27 November 2025 22: 54
  
  Because it's not a Russian munition, but simply a munition simulated by the Ukrainians for filming (as if shot down), dropped at low speeds from low altitudes. At those speeds and altitudes, you wouldn't have seen this contraption in this soil. Given its weight and speed, it would have had to be dug out from a depth of 3-5 meters.
Orange bigg

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21 October 2025 13: 42

According to Ukrainian and Western sources, a new UMPB-5R rocket-bomb with a range of approximately 130 km was used in the Lozovaya area of Kharkiv Oblast on October 18.

In recent days, reports have emerged of the use of new Russian long-range bombs on the front lines. Deputy Chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine Vadym Skibitsky stated that one of the bombs' most recent tests achieved a range of 193 km. This range significantly expands the weapons' operational range and could literally change the battlefield. But first things first.

In most cases, the distance from the front line to the target does not exceed 90 km, but in reality, the bomb mentioned by the GUR flies between 120 and 150 km, as it is released in advance at a considerable distance from the LBS. However, such ranges weren't immediately adopted.

The first universal planning and correction modules (UMPK), which transform conventional aerial bombs into high-precision long-range weapons, initially allowed the bomb to fly a distance of 40-50 km when dropped from an altitude of 10-12 km, which soon increased to 80 km and more in the new UMPK-PD (extended range) version. Now, a representative of the Ukrainian Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) has revealed that the new version of the bomb is capable of flying a distance of 193 km.

There are three options for what the GUR considers a new aerial bomb.

The first is the already well-known Grom-1/Grom-2 missile-bomb system, which, depending on its configuration, can be either a missile or a glide bomb. For a number of reasons, this munition saw very limited use in the SVO zone. It's quite possible that it has been modified and is now being used again.

The second is the universal inter-service glide munition (UMPB), a modernized version of the UMPB-5R with a jet engine, which now provides a range of up to 130-150 km. In its original design, the UMPB is similar to the American GLSDB munition, launched from a ground-based launcher, and the addition of a jet engine, in theory, significantly increases its already impressive range.

The third is a new UMPK-PD with a jet engine, which also provides a range of approximately 150 km. The enemy has already demonstrated several UMPK fragments, allegedly with an additional booster, but no definitive conclusion can be drawn on this matter.

If these bombs are assessed from the standpoint of their potential for large-scale production, the jet-powered UMBP and UMPK variants appear more promising. Adding such an engine to the relatively inexpensive UMPK will allow for a smooth adaptation of the updated module for use by operational-tactical aviation and will not significantly impact the rate of serial production. The UMBP, while more complex and expensive than the UMPK, has also long been in large-scale production and is widely used by the Russian Aerospace Forces. In this regard, the much more complex and expensive Grom appears to be an underdog, which, of course, does not preclude the possibility of parallel production and use of all of these munitions, simply in different ratios.

The most important thing here isn't just the fact that Russian bombs have landed at a range of 150-200 km—that has happened occasionally before. More importantly, increasing serial production allows for carpet-style precision strikes to be made systematic, meaning the concept of a safe rear in Ukraine will be completely erased.

The emergence of a new, effective, mass-produced air-launched munition with a range of up to 200 km will significantly increase the number of targets engaged daily and will allow for the redistribution of other weapons, such as the Geran or certain types of weapons, including expensive cruise missiles.

Moreover, while the enemy's safety zone will be reduced, the safe zone for Russian Su-34s will also increase significantly, as they will now be able to drop new bombs from an even greater distance, less likely to fall into the air defense zone.
boriz

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21 October 2025 15: 29

Well, who would have thought!
On December 8, 2023, I posted the following comment in a post about further modernization of the FAB:
https://topcor.ru/42096-kak-semejstvo-samarskih-mgtd-uluchshit-harakteristiki-rossijskih-bpla-i-planirujuschih-aviabomb.html#findcomment390110
There is an excerpt:

Now (finally) they have begun to count not only their own money, but also the state’s. And the modification of the FAB simply allows the huge reserves of these weapons to be used for their intended purpose. Moreover, the cost of FAB today can be considered zero. They just already exist. And it can be considered negative, because otherwise they will soon have to be disposed of. And this is a lot of money.
There is absolutely no need to change the design of the FAB. You can add a little something. Adding a turbojet engine will be difficult and expensive. The system will rise in price several times (or rather tens of times). In addition to the small turbojet engine, there will be a power supply system, launch system, etc.
The only thing that can still be done here is to install an existing solid fuel accelerator from some kind of cruise missile at the back of the FAB. It is simple, it will work, give an increase in range by 20 - 30 percent, and then disconnect.

Since the spring of 2025, reports have been surfacing of an increase in the range of the FAB-equipped UMPK missiles. Initially, this increased to 90 km, then even further.
The whole point of the event is to maximize the use of products that have already been developed, previously produced, and are already in stock. They're in stock, and they need to be used, otherwise they'll have to be disposed of at a cost later.
The range of propellant accelerators is extensive, including the Granit P700 and Vulkan P1000 rocket boosters, weighing 7-8 tons.
Interestingly, the P1000 uses the booster from the P 500 Bazalt, even though it weighs 4,8 tons. Apparently, they made it with a margin.
The video, and especially the photo at the top of the post, clearly show that the engine is propelled by solid propellant gases. A turbojet would have an air intake. But there's none at the top, bottom, or sides.

According to military experts who examined the published video footage, the reason the unexploded ordnance fell into enemy hands could be because the FAB's rear engine cover did not blow off.

This is just ridiculous. Both the engine and the fuse failed. There's something wrong with the electronics in general.
The back cover is probably purely for transport; the engine is gunpowder-powered, and when the engine fires, the cover will simply blow off.
In this case, the booster is from something lighter than the Kalibr (judging by its diameter). Perhaps even from a Smerch.
Since we have a very wide range of missiles (and, accordingly, boosters), we can expect the emergence of such "rocket" bombs up to the FAB 3000. With similar ranges.