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Know in detail how the Ground Launched Small Diameter Bombs will enhance the striking capability and fighting capacity of Ukraine in its war against Russia...
The US will most likely give its first batch of Ground Launched Small Diameter Bombs (GLSDB) to Ukraine in early January 2024..
Ground Launched Small Diameter Bombs have a striking range of 160km, double the range of the present weapons used by Ukraine...
Washington declared its intention of supplying the GPS-guided rocket-propelled bombs in February last year, it ordered manufacturer Boeing in March, it will get the first supply in December and weapons will undergo months of testing, before being shipped to Ukraine..
With these bombs, Ukraine will be able to hit targets at twice the distance reachable by the rockets it now fires from the U.S.-supplied High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and force Russia to move its supplies even farther from the front lines...
