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Copy Weapon Yasin 250kg Glide Bomb GNSS guidance. Create North Korean APG-250 Glide bomb. #4639

Open KLABDB3K opened 2 weeks ago

KLABDB3K commented 2 weeks ago

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Weapon Iranian Yasin 250kg Glide Bomb.

Hypothetical

No

Name

APG-250 Glide Bomb. (North Korea 2010)

Country

North Korea

Service

Air Force

In Commission

Circa 2010(?) exported design to Iran?

Number in Service

Munitions likely very few but exported Sudan

Sensors

Glonass/Commercial satellite guidance.

Mounts

As extant Yasin weapon in all regards Appears weapon record of 2 or 4 weapons will meet most loadouts for H-5/Il-28 Beagle and probably NK Su-25?

Loadout Options

As stated H-5/IL-28 Beagle modernised 2-4 weapons externally. Su-25 2-4 weapons. Speculation that F-5 could also carry 2 as this would be programmed on the ground and the ancient airframe is literally just a carrier platform.

Other Changes

Appears PDRK and Iran probably cooperated on Yasin/APG-250 and it is in use on Sudanese Su-24 as well.

Sources

Screenshot_20240611_201930_Bing https://x.com/OSINTJedi/status/1703317675659669627?t=M0iIj4CFuy1czoube16RIQ&s=19 https://www.nknews.org/2023/04/north-korean-weapons-could-be-contributing-to-bloodshed-in-sudan-experts-say/ Most data from armed forces of North Korea book On the Path to Songun. Pp132. X threads are evidencing AGP-250/Burkan bomb exports from North Korea for Sudanese weapons and their use in the civil war.

KLABDB3K commented 2 weeks ago

https://x.com/maysam21901/status/1327323850435125251?t=heXLm-p5toofnRTap0YBPg&s=19

As an aside whilst looking for images came across this link, first time I have seen any attempt to up-arm the Iranian F-7/J-7 if that is what it's attached to.

Plus it appears PDRK MiG-21 may also be armed with AGP-250.