| PBK-500U Drel | |
|---|---|
 PBK-500U SPBE-K cluster bomb and ODAB-500PMV bomb | |
| Type | Glide bomb |
| Place of origin | Russian Federation |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2018-present |
| Used by | See Users |
| Production history | |
| Designer | NPO Bazalt |
| Manufacturer | NPO Bazalt |
| Variants | See Variants |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 540 kg |
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| Effective firing range | 30–50 km |
| Maximum firing range | Up to 50 km |
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| Flight altitude | 14 km |
Guidance system | Inertial guidance/GLONASS |
Launch platform | Aircraft |
The PBK-500U Drel is an inertial and GLONASS-guided cluster glide bomb developed by the Russian Federation, designed to destroy enemy armored vehicles and buildings. Drel is equipped with friend or foe identification system and electronic countermeasures making it resistant to jamming and radar detection and is planned to be introduced to the Russian military in 2018.[1][2][3][4] Bazalt considers equipping Drel with a pulsejet engine to increase its range.
Parameters[]
- Altitude: 14 km
- Range: 30–50 km
- Weight: 540 kg
Munitions[]
- 15 self-targeting anti-tank SPBE-K submunitions with a twin-band (3–5 µm and 8–14 µm) infrared seeker and a millimetre-wavelength radar seeker with an identification of friend-or-foe (IFF) system
- Other types of munitions are under development
Operators[]
Russia
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ "Janes | Latest defence and security news". https://www.janes.com/defence-news.
- ↑ "Ancile". http://www.deagel.com/Defensive-Weapons/PBK-500U_a003494001.aspx.
- ↑ Kerr, Chloe (January 8, 2018). "Russia to unleash new UNDETECTABLE stealth bomb designed to GLIDE across enemy airspace". https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/901928/russia-army-bomb-putin-stealth-drel-moscow-techmash.
- ↑ Karnozov, Vladimir. "Russian bomb builder shows off its target smarts". https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2006-12-06/russian-bomb-builder-shows-its-target-smarts.
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