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KAB-500Kr
Guided bomb with an electro-optical correlation TV seeker and concrete-piercing warhead

The KAB-500Kr “drop-and-forget” guided bomb with an electro-optical (EO) correlation TV seeker and concrete-piercing warhead refers to the precision-guided weapons and is designed to engage hardened fixed ground and surface targets like reinforced concrete shelters, runways, rail and highway bridges, military industrial facilities, ships and transport vessels under normal weather conditions.

The KAB-500Kr is part of the armament systems used in frontline aircraft (fighter-bombers and attack aircraft).

Main characteristics
Bomb weight, kg
520
Warhead weight, kg
380
Explosive weight, kg
100
Overall dimensions, m:
length
3.05
diameter
0.35
tail fin span
0.75
Release altitude, km
0.5-5
Release speed, km/h
550-1,100
Target accuracy (CEP), m
4-7
Guidance system
EO correlation
Warhead
concrete-piercing (HE penetrator)
Fuze
impact, with three delay modes
Service life, flight hours
20
Storage life, years
8