UB-105 Chemical Warfare Agent Imitator Munitions in Ukraine - Armament Research Services (ARES) Patrick Senft Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, munitions containing chemical payloads have frequently been documented on the battlefields of that country. Most of these weapons are ha...

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See my latest post on the UB-105 Chemical Warfare Agent Imitator Munitions in #Ukraine.

The UB-105 was first discussed by Ukraine at the 106th EC session of the OPCW and I'm adding technical assessments and context 👇

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I'm thrilled to see my article on reversed bullets used by German soldiers in WWI finally published—a project I started 5 years ago at ARES! #HollidayReading

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Ukraine says it has a laser that can shoot down aircraft a mile away. It’s called ‘Tryzub’ | CNN Drone force commander Sukharevskyi did not offer any further details about the laser. However, experts told CNN the existence of the Tryzub was “feasible.”

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Thrilled to have contributed to @CNN.com's coverage of Ukraine's 'Tryzub' laser directed-energy weapon - a significant development in defense technology with a lot of unknowns remaining.

Explore the full article here:
www.cnn.com/2024/12/18/e...

#Ukraine #DefenseInnovation #Tryzub

I looked into it a bit more, and this seems to be an example of an RBK-500 with an UMPK in Ukraine.

Since the back fins are missing, it seems like the bomb dispensed its submunitions.

I've not seen any remnants of ShOAB-0.5 dispensers yet.
However, it's often claimed that RBK-500 aerial bombs are used - apparently also with the UMPK gliding & guidance kit.

I doubt that the UMPK kit on the RBK-500 ShOAB-0.5 would look like that (👇) as the bomb opens rearward.

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Rarely seen footage of a Russian
ShOAB-0.5 submunition in Ukraine.

For a technical assessment of the ShOAB-0.5, see our ARES Special Report covering all cluster munitions & submunitions in Syria 👇
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