The KAB-250 is a family of aerial bombs developed in the 2000s. It comes in two forms, the KAB-250LG-E laser-guided bomb and KAB-250S-E satellite-guided bomb. It is being introduced into service with the post-Soviet Russian Air Force since 2020.[1] KAB stands for "Корректируемая Авиационная Бомба" which means "Managed (corrected) aircraft bomb" and refers to high-precision weapons.[2] [3]
The KAB-250 is 10.5feet long and weighs 565lb. Its warhead makes up 365lb of the total weight, of which 200lb is blast-effect high explosive. Russian sources credit it with a CEP of 3abbr=offNaNabbr=off to 5abbr=offNaNabbr=off. The technology of KAB-250 is also used for the larger KAB-500L.[3]
It has a noticeable, egg-shaped form and has been integrated on and dropped by Sukhoi Su-34 on Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant targets from 5000m altitudes.[3] [4]