# Kalashnikov KUB-10E guided munition takes first flight

- Link: https://www.military.africa/2025/01/kalashnikov-kub-10e-guided-munition-takes-first-flight/
- Published: 2025-01-07T18:00:31+01:00
- Author: Military Africa

Kalashnikov Concern has presented a video featuring the first flight of the KUB-
10E, a new guided munition (GM) model in the KUB family. 

It is designed to target enemy light vehicles and armoured personnel carriers, command
posts, air and missile defence facilities, communications surveillance and jamming
sites, logistics infrastructure, combat and logistics units, field storage depots
for ammunition, fuel, and lubricants, drone launch sites, and unsheltered aircraft(
helicopters) at airfields.

The system can be used at any time of day, in various weather conditions, including
wind gusts up to 15 meters per second. It operates effectively in temperatures ranging
from -30 to +40 degrees Celsius at the ground level.

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The new guided munition boasts a significantly longer range and greater power than
the previous line-up models. The GM guidance method is based on pre-specified coordinates
and data from the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). The drone is catapult-
launched. It has a cruise flight speed of 100 km/h. Its flight altitude ranges from
100 to 2,500 meters.

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The KUB GM has proved to be extremely effective in the SMO zone, and the feedback
from the servicemen has been positive. This year, Kalashnikov Concern has almost
tripled its production volume. The KUB range includes several versions of guided
munitions.

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