Why the GLSDB Is So Cost Effective for Ukraine | WSJ Equipped

The U.S. is shipping Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bombs to Ukraine, according to a U.S. defense official. The GLSDB is a precision-guided bomb that attaches to a M26 rocket and is considerably cheaper than other long-range missile systems like ATACMS.
While the GLSDBs won’t be Kyiv’s most powerful or longest-range weapon, WSJ explains how they could add significant flexibility and capacity for military operations.
Chapters:
0:00 U.S. shipping GLSDB to Ukraine
0:43 How the weapon works
4:15 Pricing and comparisons
5:12 What’s next?
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[@piyh3962]

Dude is selling me the GLSDB like a guy showing me the latest features on a Ford Bronco

[@lawrencefrost9063]

xD

[@rogerwilco5918]

Except the engine in the missile doesn't blow up until it hits the target.. unlike the bronco

[@ollybears7797]

@@rogerwilco5918 That was good I cant lie

[@rogerwilco5918]

@@ollybears7797 😆 Ford circles the problem and highlights it in blue

[@dennischiu272]

I've seen multiple missile ads that watch like car commercials and it's hilarious. Predictably, all the comments are some variation of "Thanks! This will help a lot with home defense."

[@Teenagegoogoomuk]

Chuckin 250 pounds 94 miles is pretty impressive itself.

[@Doug_Dimmadome]

The impressive part is definitely accuracy. ​@@introboy1

[@davidanalyst671]

good luck with that accuracy when Russia is jamming all the GPS, satcomms, cell towers, etc etc@@Doug_Dimmadome

[@Paul0000]

That's reported; so far NATO seems to understate the actual range of their weapons.

[@sirzebra]

@@davidanalyst671 We all saw how easily ATACAMS breached multiple layers of air defense and EW to get to ships in harbor in the middle of crimea, which is "heavily defended" if you beleive the russians, i wouldn't hold my breath on their capacity to "jam" this GLSDB that even has a lot of optical sensor and guidance that wont care if it's principal GPS guidance is obfuscated. To each it's copium, this will, just like before, prove people like you wrong, alas it wont stop this stupid war either.

[@Atom224]

You can't jam the multiple gyros and accelerometers though.@@davidanalyst671

[@JZsBFF]

Another game changer? The game changed a lot over the last two years.

[@SerenityMae11]

Tell me about it! Russia is no longer a superpower. Whodathunkit?

[@JZsBFF]

@@SerenityMae11 Orc Land obviously was never a superpower but the MIC needed that kind of enemy to justify the trillions spent on the military since ww2. Btw The real Orc game is subversion: slow but cheap and much more efficient!

[@JBoy340a]

Yep. Ukraine has no navy and is promoting Russian ships to be reefs and other undersea fish habitats.

[@pacivalmuller9333]

@@JBoy340a Correction: Ukraine HAD a navy, even an aircraft carrier. What happened to the mighty fleet?

[@Germanicus2415]

@@SerenityMae11 A no superpower that has more nukes than you?

[@dwaynezilla]

Looks like someone went "we got lots of these and lots of these, make something good with them."

[@johnnylind973]

Yea SAAB in Sweden , and they made an adapter so they could use what already was in stock .

[@SayakMajumder]

4:58 HIMARS can carry either 6 GMLRS or 1 ATACMS, not both at the same time

[@bugtesties]

The mlrs could though she probably got them mixed up Edit: yeah they got the animation wrong

[@AnamolHouse]

I think they meant sending multiple HIMAS as they usually work in small groups that have different load out.

[@andyvonbourske6405]

true but Ukraine also have the m-270 and that could have both i think he got the two mixed up.

[@kreb7]

I think is m270.they refer Ukraine got some from Germany I think

[@SayakMajumder]

@@kreb7 Yea Ukraine got M270s from UK, Germany and France. If we're talking multiple ATACMS loadout, then the M270 can carry either : 2 ATACMS + 0 GMLRS or 1 ATACMS + 6 GMLRS or 12 GMLRS + 0 ATACMS

[@ros8737]

Two more features mentioned on the SAAB web page: • Advanced Anti-Jam GPS System-aided Inertial Navigation System • Laser SDB variant for moving target capability

[@keepyourbilsteins]

It's a very cool design. Typically launched in hybrid mode, it compares GPS to INS and until it sees GPS drifting, it reverts back to the last known matched fix with ins only. Basically uses the GPS until evidence of EW interference to ensure the best INS solution.

[@milan51259]

Wow. Is this the new Samsung Galaxy S25? You guys are the biggest sheep of them all. Total propaganda zombies.

[@JULIAN11.]

@@milan51259 Inertial guidance is nothing new, it has been used pretty much since missiles were used And laser targeting is nothing particularly advanced? The US has an entire family of air dropped bombs that work that way and the Russians also have an artillery round that works using laser targeting (the Paveway bombs and the Krasnopol shell respectively)

[@milan51259]

@@JULIAN11. Good for you guys. I don't freakin care.

[@ros8737]

@@JULIAN11. So they fuse together Boeing’s old (GBU-39) small diameter bomb, with Lockhead Martin’s really old M26 rocket to make the GLSDB. Now explain to me why these two huge US companies (Boeing and Lockhead) needs little SAAB (Swedish Aeroplane Corporation) to fuse the old parts together if theres nothing innovative about it.

[@joelrunyan1608]

One thing yall left out. The rocket motor its uses are surplus... they are being disassembled from rockets that have cluster bombs on them currently

[@clumsiii]

Exactly. And the cost to decommission them is higher than sending them into the effort to secure Ukraine's independence. I wish more people understood these details

[@barryscott6222]

@@clumsiii Ukrainian Independance... Riiight. Or at least the continued existence of the Banderite puppet regime. One or the other.

[@citynomad13]

Saab from Sweden is involved. So, not only a US product!

[@eyescreamcake]

Thank you Sweden!

[@jerseyshoredroneservices225]

True. Saab/Boeing

[@melvinmelvin8577]

Who competing tho! As long as Ukraine gets it! That’s the only thing that matter! Is who’s giving them to Ukraine? That’s y they are talking about United States! Everything isn’t a competition! That divide us! Stay focuse

[@NotASeriousMoose]

​@@melvinmelvin8577Being brash and taking credit for other people's work divides us. That is universal in all cultures.

[@jerseyshoredroneservices225]

@@melvinmelvin8577 We can be competitive with out friends w/o loosing focus on the on the bigger picture. Competing with our friends makes us all better. The US and Sweden, Saab and Boeing, we are all proud of each other and of our combined efforts to support Ukraine 🙂

[@lawrencefrost9063]

Awesome. Never heard about this. Following the Ukraine conflict is like a very lengthy deep dive to modern weapons systems currently in use.

[@whiteegretsecurity873]

its new, its preferred because the unit cost is about 50K compared to the millions dollar ones that are in short supply and harder to manufacture. The US basically took rockets and "dumb" bombs we had plenty of and attached a GPS glid kit to it.

[@markryall6243]

@@whiteegretsecurity873 It's not gps gps can be jammed or spoofed.

[@igorjuricek5683]

It´s not "Ukraine conflict". It´s russia´s war against Ukraine.

[@Alastair_Adana]

@markryall6243 Специальная военная операция

[@alexcarrara8140]

No, no. It's the "Ukraine conflict". A nice test field to try our newest weapons at the meager cost of a bunch of 3d world slavs and some mildly relevant infrastructures.@@igorjuricek5683

[@Lassemalten]

Completely missed the part where LSDB have an advanced jamming device inside of it unlike ATACMS. The swedes that produce the GLSDB(Saab) claims it's impossible to shot down because of this. We will see about the impossible to shot down part.

[@wooddogg8]

Interesting, didn't know that. Excited to see these things in operation, though we may not find out. Rumor has it they were used in Crimea already.

[@vegas1a]

Curious, about the tiny initial ATACMS delivery to UKR, 13 or 15 units. I would assume that first group were used up long ago, but have more been sent since then?? I watch all these videos and have not heard the term ATACMS used in months.

[@wooddogg8]

@@vegas1a Not sure but I believe they have and been wisely not reporting everything. I suppose Russian Intelligence finds out but I'm surprised these GLSDB have made such a media splash. Would've been better if they just suddenly appeared. 💥 As they may already have...IDK

[@ggaggagga4]

"Impossible" is rarely an accurate claim but this weapon seems to make it a resource intensive job to counter.

[@leonardoorellano6652]

what is it jamming exactly ? can a jam a bullet from a pantsir system for example ?

[@GeoffreyMstr]

I'm very happy to hear this ! Thank you America !

[@acediadekay3793]

And Sweden (The bomb is US, the rocket is Swedish)

[@CrimsonAlchemist]

Ukraine is shooting itself in the foot prolonging the war

[@extragoogleaccount6061]

Sweden, woot! Welcome to the club! (Not that we didn’t work together already)

[@Together707]

For what ? They cant mass produce it. You will get 100 of these every month... you are just testing them

[@zisiskonstantinou1574]

@@Together707 better than nothing

[@northwatch8532]

You can tell the art/graphics person that makes the drawings really has a good time making these.

[@tankeriv]

No by the graphics you can see that someone earns a lot of money by keeping this war going and invests a lot to keep the propaganda going.

[@marcus_ohreallyus]

I think the attack angle variability is a good trade off for the smaller warhead.

[@deecee1522]

SLAVA UKRAINI❤‍🔥

[@writersquill433]

Love the wings- stirs beautiful memories of balsa wood glider planes that my friends and I used to play with using rubber band launchers, the gliders would do all kinds of patterns depending on the wind.

[@SpaceMike3]

Thank you everyone involved in making these things possible.

[@calokraine5901]

😂 another "game changer" 😢 4 okraine

[@john_in_phoenix]

I look forward to hearing about the results, this is great technology.

[@all-seeingeye6364]

your results will soon be heard in Phoenix if you are so eager to see them!

[@NotASeriousMoose]

@@all-seeingeye6364 Haha what? Is this a threat to the US by a weak non functioning Russia? 😅

[@mahmutylmaz4175]

There is no result.

[@Chaldon-hl6yk]

Game changer #25

[@chillydawgg4354]

This must be the new rooski propaganda talking point, I've seen this comment like 25 times when no one used that phrase in the video

[@RaniVeluNachar-kx4lu]

Is it Fire and Forget? Can it have options; target A or B? Can it send back visual information to the sender or a 2nd watching Drone that communicates back with command to relaunch or redirect or pass and then return?

[@tuliosportsinc7654]

For 40k , it does not need all those features but apparently it can fulfill most of those objectives you raised. SAAB and Boeing combination to get us a 40k precision weapon.

[@LoanwordEggcorn]

@@tuliosportsinc7654 Honestly, that's a very good deal.

[@nietkees6906]

No. No. No.

[@nietkees6906]

​@@tuliosportsinc7654it costs more than 40k. 40k is only for the SDB. And it can't fulfill these missions, it is only GPS guided.

[@well-blazeredman6187]

No returns! All launches are final.

[@javier452]

Ummm, sounds like some good features but I think ill wait for the GLSDB 2 to buy...

[@nenoman3855]

No cup holders = no buy.

LOL you must be poor. Don't play the game if you can't flex bro. I'm chugging along with my GLSDBs for 2 years now.

[@extraterrestrialfascisti7625]

This didn't age well LOL "GLSDB munitions proven largely ineffective in Ukraine - Pentagon"

Well, about 94 miles is accurately specified as 150 km, which is the maximum range. Developments started almost ten years ago. Many tests along the development took place, notably in northern Sweden. Also, SAAB has brought in a few Norwegian companies to support the development and production. The maximum range is the maximum. Around 100 km is more realistic given the target, which may need to go around, a complex flight path, or a moving target to follow. But of course, under good conditions, the GLSBD will reach 150 km within 1 meter, which is truly excellent. More specific information can be found on the SAAB web page and Wikipedia, which refer to SAAB in many places. As a note, SAAB and Boeing have many ongoing successful cooperations, notably also the new Jet trainer T-7A.

[@paulbedichek5177]

The important unknown variable is what is the number of units purchased in this initial order? As this will be it until the new bill passes congress,hopefully 10,000.

[@kineticdeath]

cant have atacms and other rounds in 1 himars launcher as the atacms takes 1 entire "box", you could do 6 small and 1 atacms on an MLRS though as it has 2 of the "boxes". Of course theres nothing to stop a group of himars from doing this just have 2 fitted with atacms and a 3rd with a mix of smaller diameter rockets in the normal 6 round launcher or whatever vehicle config combination they want

[@romansajapin339]

New game changer #14, let's gooo. This time for real.

[@MrBizteck]

Tbh theres already several .. game changing systems Considering Game 1 was Kiev to fall in 3 days. Game 2 was Ukraine to never advance. Games 3 was Ukraine to sweep to the Coast. Game 4 was Russia to grind an slow unstoppable advance Game 5 WW1 trench warfare. Game changing isnt instint 'I win ' its not a video game. its shaping the situation on the ground.

[@romansajapin339]

@@MrBizteck More like shaping the narrative. The mental acrobatics you indulge in instead of accepting the true situation. In summer, it was "Crimea beach party by the end of August." How did that go? Meanwhile, thousands of Ukrainians keep dying for nothing while keyboard warriors and analysts go on with their "any day now".

[@AnglersUAE]

Another game changer 🎉🎉😂😂

[@the_real_glabnurb]

Maybe, the HIMARs definitely were a game changer. Second game changer were the PATRIOT systems first protecting the major cities and then using them at the front to shoot down Russian jets and choppers.

[@nervechews6781]

Hey you know what really would be? All those LGM-30s we're about to replace. Sounds like a party.

[@snorter9783]

@@the_real_glabnurb Sure. I remember when WSJ was saying Russia was out of ammunition in March of 2023. When it was saying Russia was a few months away from economic collapse in June of 2023. The only "game changer" is the slow grind towards total defeat for Ukraine and America.

[@gdu370]

6:06 facial expression says it all

[@vickclash7955]

Another game changer that change no game!

[@scipioafricanus4875]

Great report informative thanks

[@vaughnedwards1724]

And it's silent quiet terror ..

[@blakebrown534]

It was originally developed for Afghanistan because it allowed to hit targets on the backside of mountains even when you were firing it from the other side. The cheaper price of these hopefully allowed us to send a lot of these to Ukraine - they were part of a prior aid package but are just now being delivered by Boeing and Saab - they use old GMLRS engines from a version we no longer use and there were apparently some issues with them that had to be readjusted.

[@jerseyshoredroneservices225]

I guess you're referring to the small diameter bombs themselves. The GLSDB is a combination of those with old rocket motors that we have. This combined weapon was developed in the last year specifically for Ukraine.

[@Nimboid-20]

@@jerseyshoredroneservices225 At the time the idea was announced, I thought it would have been great if they'd been available the day Progozhin was exploring the caves his Wagner men had just captured in Soledar!

[@NotASeriousMoose]

​@@Nimboid-20or when Putin was in Mariupol 😅

[@youcantno3963]

@@NotASeriousMooseCool story. 😂 the only thing putler is doing is warming his feet in luxury while he sends his soldiers to die and the Russian peoples to starve and freeze but keep tugging on his rod. 👍🏼

[@PeterMcGiffin-ts7qw]

@@jerseyshoredroneservices225 They've been designing GLSDB since 2004. First test was in 2015- long before the Russian invasion.

[@twitchew]

this is a pretty similar munition (in terms of range/warhead) to stormshadown iirc, and that weapon has been pretty effective. the bonus is that you dont need to use an aircraft like the stormshadow requires.

[@weissmorris8822]

The storm shadow is the small diameter bomb, but with a tri-mode seeker.

[@davefloyd9443]

and a 1000lb warhead......

[@Alex-oc2vi]

Not really, Stormshadow/SCALP has a much larger warhead and a lot longer reach, but this will certainly be useful.

[@andrewedris2800]

Were the GLSDB included in 2023 or earlier funding, delayed until now?

[@guspaz]

They’re already funded and are not impacted by the current deadlock. Since they’re just combining two existing systems (the SDB and the old M26 rocket motors) it’s been a very rapid development program, measured in months.

[@SpectralonWhite]

If it was an atacms it easily will stand out more on radar than the unguided MLR.

[@paulstrathern4309]

WOW! I was just watching the other WSJ story entitled 'Why Does the U.S. Support and Fund Israel So Much? | WSJ' and noticed that the COMMENT SECTION was disabled for SOME reason. Then I clicked on THIS story and find the comment section working as usual. I WONDER why?

[@kentershackle1329]

You can't be CRITICAL to ya MASTER...

[@djp1234]

Good video

[@user-dm6rw6jc7r]

End this war

[@auritrodcaprio6337]

Thanks for making such detailed easy to understand videos on critical military equipment, it helps the public have a better picture about modern warfare.

[@chavez4ever111]

Another Game Changer

[@pyrophobia133]

which one is this?

[@SerenityMae11]

Threeeeeeee Days to Kieeeeeeeeeeeev! Amiright?

[@Anti-NPC]

​@@SerenityMae11i dont think any russian officials said that only US medias

[@NotASeriousMoose]

​@@Anti-NPCOh stop that delusion. It was literally the plan. Remember Lukashenko showing the freaking invasion map on TV?! 😂

[@alexbukovsky4621]

@@SerenityMae11 That doesn't change the fact that this is the tenth gamechanger. So save your pathetic attempts to deflect the topic away from something you're uncomfortable with.

[@paulzammataro7185]

Right On!!

[@prussianblue7040]

Remember folks, ACCURACY trumps all. I dont need a 2000lb rocket if my 250lb bomb can hit the target every time, or even most of the time. GLSDB takes the guesswork and luck out of long range artillery, you're trading a couple big things for thousands of accurate ones.

[@zh2184]

The GLSDB needs a catchy nickname. By its look - my vote is for 'Vulture' or 'Buzzard.'

[@henrikbergman4055]

My contribution is 'Kite'.

[@christiananderson9015]

I was thinking they call it "curveball"

[@RobertFletcherOBE]

GlideyMcBombFace

[@biglasse8164]

@@RobertFletcherOBE i like this one

[@mawuenahafeh7753]

Launchy Glidy Boom Boom😅

[@fasx56]

Very informative and precise in describing the new weapon soon to be sent to Ukraine. This smart bomb can change angles as it approaches a target. I do not know what company developed this most capable weapon but they had some sharp Engineers to create this Jewel.

[@Rick.Sanchez]

he seeems to be really liking the from behind part

[@maxidaho]

Video after video, people saying the same thing 4 to 5 time. Just me? How many times does this guy need to say the glide bomb is accurate and can attack from many different angles and attack vectors?

[@doublehelix7880]

And what happens when the GPS is jammed? Or we do not talk about this?

[@jimmiekarlsson4458]

It has a advanced anti jamming device,

[@doublehelix7880]

@@jimmiekarlsson4458 And how it prevents the jamming of the GPS signal? It is not a secret that the Russians are doing it on regular basis.

[@jimmiekarlsson4458]

@@doublehelix7880 its not only gps guided, it has 2 ways of navigating, ask Boeing and Saab how it works

[@johndonaldson3619]

we dont talk about it cuz you cant -

[@nastystang113]

SAAB has pretty good EW technologies and that was why SAAB worked on this project specifically.

[@lallen3327]

Now I want to buy one. What's the financing like on one of those? Can it fit in a 2 car garage?

[@Gidowan]

Однажды все это прилетит вам в страну с неожиданного угла.

[@trifio5242]

This is amazing! Thank you, USA!

[@eyescreamcake]

and Sweden

[@chillydawgg4354]

yw

[@andoreanesnomeo1706]

Good job to innovate so quickly on a standard launch platform with surplus ammo. Genius. Hopefully mass production will be ramped up quickly.

[@vitaliyvyntu4566]

Thank you

[@6896franksanc]

Interesting lots of technical info and costs info and I guess it is good to have in our arsenal but no mention who dies when it goes boom.

[@drgonzo305]

I love how 250lb bomb is a “small diameter” bomb in the U.S.

[@cepelinai123]

Diameter isn't in lbs

[@Brendissimo1]

A 250lb aerial bomb would be considered small in any military. The most common US bombs (Mk. 80 series) come in 250lb, 500lb, 1000lb, and 2000lb varieties. The Russians have a similar range of options, and regularly use bombs as large as 3300lbs. And ballistic and cruise missiles used by militaries around the world are often even heavier.

[@sidharthcs2110]

Those are two different dimensions. How did you manage to miss that?

[@jerseyshoredroneservices225]

250 pounds is a small bomb in every modern military

[@michaelberger6699]

It uses a very energenic explosive.

[@ieism1]

”keep Ukraine away from defeat" is an interesting concept. Why does the US not want them to win? What is the benefit of stalling this so long?

[@DimitarBerberu]

Propaganda is the strongest Western weapon of human destruction :(

[@sH-ed5yf]

To not drive russia into a corner where they might use nukes

[@iainford7592]

The crooked Trump and MAGA controlled GoP are holding back more aid for Ukraine.

[@pacivalmuller9333]

@@sH-ed5yf Russia will not use nukes, West always propagades that RUssia will use nukes sice 70 years from now. But America is the only country to ever use nuclear weapons (on mostly civilians!) and it will be the second one again.

[@sH-ed5yf]

@@pacivalmuller9333 actually not. We give wapons to ukraine cause we know they wont use them. But a dictatorship with a increasingly dement and hysterical dictstor with nukes is dangoures

[@henriyoung3895]

This man knows his stuff. So refreshing from so many EXPERTS.

[@ALTINSEA1]

how about this, Grad launch Excalibur munition. so the 155mm munition put on a GRAD tubes like the one on hilux pick up

[@jemerlia]

The next "gamechanger". More war porn. Profit from pointless killing.

[@eldragon4076]

They are worse than Fascists. Their ideology is profit.

[@nenoman3855]

Impressive tech and all that, but I just want 6 cupholders and 2 USB-C charging ports.

[@NotASeriousMoose]

Those add ons are available at IKEA, installation is done with the supplied allen key 😂

[@JimOtoole-zw5se]

Yup

[@satheesselvam2611]

Awesome

[@jamiebond8481]

Awesome 🎉

[@zarjesve2]

Video wrongly portray that you can mix six ATACMS in one HIMARS…

[@f-86zoomer37]

Not really. You can have 2 himars, one with atacms, and the rest wth M26 motors. Or you can have one M270 with one atacms and six. Ukrainian rockets strikes always involve more than one platform, so you're wrong.

[@zarjesve2]

@@f-86zoomer37 I am not wrong but animation in video is wrong!

[@zach11241]

Zarjesve..... you’re the one in the wrong here. Please do more research on a subject you’d like to tackle next time.

[@andrewcrowder4958]

Weird syntax, Comrade.

[@zarjesve2]

@@zach11241 4:57 animation is WRONG: you can not have ATACMS in pod along anything else. It is no wonder why we will lose any future war against any half-serious military! We are over confident and STUPID! It is not problem that our people are stupid but problem is that our military planers and generals are also stupid.

[@BCAT3089]

Yeah, arrived yesterday

[@nickjohnson811]

Wouldn't seem too big to create an air dropped version, which would increase its range substantially.

[@nopelindoputraperkasa5869]

Thank you for sharing this video ..Very useful and informative .🇮🇩🙏😍😍👍

[@Wolfhound223]

Why do you say that ?

[@saumyacow4435]

These things are unlikely to be game changing, unless they can be used in the thousands. So, when will the be shipping in quantity?

[@SimplySketchyXbox]

Because they're cheaper Ukraine can have more... So yeah, they'll have greater numbers.

[@kurtwicklund8901]

They can be used in the thousands. The video glossed over that point. They are built from bombs and older rocket motors which already are stockpiled in the thousands. 25 of these can be converted for the cost of one new HIMARS rocket.

[@foadskyflier]

@@kurtwicklund8901 Ukraine only has 39 Himars platforms , each can only launch 6 at a time so there is a limitation to how large simultaneous saturated attack they can perform regardless of how much ammo they receive.vehicles

[@saumyacow4435]

@@kurtwicklund8901 Yes but the question is, does the production/integration process create a bottleneck and will the US send all that it can, or dole them out a few dozen at a time?

[@gwtpictgwtpict4214]

@@foadskyflier 6 x 39 = 234, That to me sounds like the potential for a fairly large simultaneous attack

[@jerryone013]

Apparently this is an early 2000 tech :O

[@doug3691]

Good to see this. Efficient use of resources is needed.

[@OleDiaBole]

OH, OH, this one will be game changer. Forget Leopard, Himars, Patriot, Stormshadow, Bradley, Zuzana, Baryaktar, Swichblade, 777, Abrams, Caesars, Stridvagn, Irist... I feel this one is it.

[@michael001437]

There's no single weapon system that could be considered as a game changer alone, except nuclear weapon. But all those systems together surely are shaking the table.

[@igormalievsky4462]

if Ukraine received these toys back in 2022, the war probably was over and putin was hanged.

[@OleDiaBole]

@@igormalievsky4462 Ukraine had gigantic stockpile of soviet legacy weapons and quite heafty supply of western ones in 22. Remember how Angela Merkel admited that Mikns accords were there just to by time and arm neo-nazis. But, Russians evaporated it all. Keep living in weat dreams and delusions, it suits us.

[@OleDiaBole]

@@igormalievsky4462 Isnt Russia weakened now? Demolished? Shouldnt those toys be even more efective now? Genius.

[@NotASeriousMoose]

@@OleDiaBole If you are trying to claim that western aid has not weakened Russia massively you are delusional. Russia has had to buy weaponry from freaking North Korea 😂

[@chuckkottke]

Good knowledge, thank you Wall Street Journal. Stopgap measures are essential at this moment, the GLSDBs couldn't have come at a more pressing time. 🗽🇺🇦🇺🇸✳️

[@stimpen12]

Did it just glide most of the way or the rocket will propel it at least most of the way?

[@guspaz]

Glides most of the way. The SDB is normally an unpowered glide bomb, the GLSDB literally involves strapping a rocket motor to the back of it. You want the rocket motor to provide as much energy as it can as fast as possible so that you can discard the dead weight.

[@deniskravchenko7202]

Like Borat would say, it's nice, how much? Because 1 HIMARS missile is like about 120 shells (155mm). Even if it's half as cheap as a missile, I might still want the shells - quantity has a value of its own.

[@chrisx2234]

Go Ukraine Go, May God be with them (all Ukrainians) in their fight for FREEDOM

[@rusdmv]

Which freedom? If they would have any, the war would stop today.

[@killa2959]

ironic

[@AndreaDoesYoga]

Impressive technology, hope it brings peace soon🕊️

[@ikman4006]

Sending Ukraine weapons only prolongs the conflict, We’re having a proxy war with Russia to play them against their own people and feed our military industrial complex.

[@JZsBFF]

"Peace Through Earth." - Farty-five, 2024

[@balazsszekely2132]

Peace? It will just make it worse

[@davidwee130]

Brings everything soon

[@keijojaanimets819]

These were sent last year?

[@Alex-oc2vi]

No, they were promised last year, but hasn't been donated until now, I believe the US Military wanted to make sure it did the job, so been going through tests.

[@nikkivieler3761]

Come in from a non predictable angle... That's a great idea...

[@Russia-bullies]

Glad that the US is considering costs.Something it should’ve been doing ages ago.The cost of getting rid of the warheads should be considered.

[@---sf4hi]

Can you guys please only use the metric system like KM not Miles because they are confusing

[@crhu319]

This is lying propaganda only for Americans to believe.

[@frankd8957]

Multiply miles by 1.6 for KM.

[@mortalz9940]

is this game changer number 56th?

[@Enigmaticepics0415]

Impressive! This is new to me. Tracking the Ukraine conflict feels like an extensive exploration of modern weapons systems currently deployed. The enthusiasm he brings to his work is evident. It's quite striking how casually we discuss devices designed for lethal purposes; the nonchalant tone is truly astounding.

[@tdestroyer4780]

@@feralmode The media said funding wars is a good thing. The liberals in the USA don't protest war when a Democrat is president. They support it and get angry at those who don't because they know they're conforming.

[@haroldb1856]

It's an infomercial.

[@MrReymoclif714]

@@feralmodeone might argue that they are using the Ukrainian situation as the experimental test laboratory for their own purposes?

[@bardsamok9221]

​@@MrReymoclif714Stopping Russia gaining geostrategic supremacy benefits the US, Europe and many other countries that don't seek a dystopian future for the world.

[@NotASeriousMoose]

​@@feralmodeThis is the dumbest objection ever. Ukraine gets arms, and the US spends inside their own country creating jobs. Why complain? This is literally great for everyone involved.

[@12namleht]

Wouldn't the Russians attack HIMARS locations regardless of munition type?

[@goobfilmcast4239]

HIMARS can launch then scoot away before the trajectory can be calculated by Russian air defenses. It can be miles away from the original launch location in a few minutes

[@alberthenriette8976]

​@@goobfilmcast4239Russia already destroyed several HIMARS. In the beginning they were struggling to cope with HIMARS. But now they have new technology to deal with Himars😢

[@goobfilmcast4239]

ZERO...NONE...ZIP independent verification of ANY HIMARS launcher vehicles having been damaged let alone destroyed. Stop being so triggered, Ivan Botsky@@alberthenriette8976

[@NotASeriousMoose]

@@alberthenriette8976 Do show one single example of a HIMARS taken out. Russia lies so much about what they destory they have become a joke.

[@NotASeriousMoose]

@@alberthenriette8976 what? Where on earth have you seen a visually confirmed destroyed HIMARS? Can you provide even one?

[@rockerxxx69]

this is a game changer, for sure, this time it´s a game changer

[@AwesomesMan]

Well spoken guy

[@leonli1642]

The sales pitch based on "plentiful" M26 rockets may run into some inherent shortcomings. When production of the M26 series ceased in 2001, a total of 506,718 rockets had been produced. The shelf life is only 25 years for each rocket. So even the latest batch produced in 2001 would require to be destroyed in 2026. That's only 2 years away.The US started destroying its M26 stocks in 2007, when the US Army requested $109 million for the destruction of 98,904 M26 MLRS rockets from fiscal year 2007 to fiscal year 2012. M26 rockets were removed from the US Army's active inventory in June 2009 and the remaining rockets were being destroyed as of 2009, but the US requirement to destroy them was removed in 2017.The UK and the Netherlands destroyed their stock of 60,000 M26 rockets by 2013, Italy destroyed its 3,894 rockets by 31 October 2015, Germany its 26,000 by 25 November 2015, and France its 22,000 by 2017. If Ukraine needs to use GLSDBs, they better utilize those M26s quick.

[@keepyourbilsteins]

Hence the delay in fielding. The testing and x-raying of M26 motors includes many past their "use by" date. The motors do not instantly expire at 25 years. In fact, they required testing intervals between every 3-7 years while they were in inventory. Depending upon climate, # of deployments, etc.

[@JBoy340a]

Then it is good time to get these weapons into the field and used by 2026. Also, every military device has a lifespan, and these are often extended by additional inspect and/or maintenance.

[@JigilJigil]

beautiful.

[@paulrandig]

Very elegant move! That munition and especially the rocket motors are there. They would be disposed of anyway in the near future which would be rather expensive.

[@waynehoskyns2732]

Latest news, was sent but not working in real word environment, hopefully they get a fix.

[@DavidCoxDallas]

also desperately need to boost production of old-school 155mm artillery rounds!

[@pawelradecki3893]

Very nice capability, can be delivered at scale I understand as components are in common use on other systems.

[@vandasaragosa]

Sounds like a Good weapon adds

[@TomStan-sw2wj]

what do you want to say, but if the other side had such weapons?

[@alisetan26]

Gotta test them all...

[@_c_y_p_3]

We need a victory not a push back. Lets not play with lives.

[@eyescreamcake]

Unfortunately, the Republican Party is under Putin's control because of what he found while hacking their servers. We need to vote them all out of office.

[@Leo-qd7ih]

You need everything, but will get nothing

[@davidwee130]

Nobody is playing with lives

[@abdelkaioumbouaicha]

📝 Summary of Key Points: 📌 The US will send the ground-launched small diameter bomb (GLSDB) to Ukraine, a 250 lb class weapon capable of accurately hitting targets over 90 miles away. 🧐 The GLSDB is a precision-guided weapon that attaches to an M26 rocket, providing greater reach and standoff capability at a lower cost. 🚀 The bomb has a range of about 94 miles, can be fired from multiple launchers, and has a glide feature that allows it to approach targets from non-predictable angles. 📊 The GLSDB is significantly cheaper than other long-range missile systems, enabling structured attacks with multiple bombs launched simultaneously from different directions. 🌐 The goal is to keep Ukraine from defeat and push back the Russians, and the GLSDB is seen as a solution within a larger strategy. 💡 Additional Insights and Observations: 💬 "The GLSDB is unpowered but equipped with wings, allowing it to glide to its targets." 📊 The bomb's maneuverability and advanced guidance make it effective for hitting difficult-to-reach targets, such as those inside caves. 🌐 The exact number of GLSDBs Ukraine will receive is unclear, but the existing stockpile suggests they could receive more. 📣 Concluding Remarks: The ground-launched small diameter bomb (GLSDB) will provide Ukraine with a cost-effective and accurate weapon to enhance their attack operations. Its glide feature and advanced guidance make it versatile for hitting challenging targets, while its affordability allows for structured attacks. This weapon is part of a larger strategy to support Ukraine and push back against Russian aggression. Generated using TalkBud

[@stupidburp]

Could be supplied in large numbers due to the lower cost. But the US has paused all aid to Ukraine. A great option that Congress is not willing to fund. What a shame.

[@Alex-oc2vi]

This is already funded, it was included in the support packages last year, just havn't been delievered until now.

[@Nauda999]

how long till Ukraine's most flexible F-35? or most flexible Aegis BMD? Maybe B-21 is most flexible too?

[@rogerwilco5918]

What??

[@markryall6243]

We spent more money every 5 days in Iraq than we have in total in Ukraine and we got brand new weapons and our #1 enemy is cut in half. 5% of the US's military budget for 1 year pocket change for the US.

[@Nauda999]

@@markryall6243 I hope Russia is in generous mood and repays the 5% by giving US everything, all at once. What is 5% for US is more than everything for most countries, otherwise it would not be fair, right?

[@tatianacrehuet1065]

Thanks, USA for your constant support of Ukraine🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@ziggyc3004]

Say what you will, but you can thank Ukraine for teaching the Americans to innovate with their own systems.

[@Horseshoecrabwarrior]

The Ukrainians have come up with some good things, but the GLSDB isn't one of them. It has been designed and available for a long time. The first publicized tests I know of were in 2015.

[@dennischiu272]

We Americans have a lot to thank Ukraine for, and not just being military guinea pigs.

[@kentershackle1329]

LoL......

[@StupidDanimations]

@@Horseshoecrabwarrior I think they meant Ukrainians are using American weapons in innovative ways; such as using the patriot missile system offensively, ambushing Russian airplanes.

[@Horseshoecrabwarrior]

@StupidDanimations That is an innovative use the Ukrainians came up with, but that's also not really related to the GLSDB. I wouldn't think they'd bring up something like that.

[@sonudeol6038]

THE PERFECT SALES MAN 😃

[@supremereader7614]

Wall street Journal has become one of the best channels

[@crypto_que]

What the WSJ won’t tell you is that US companies are also supplying Russia with electronics and chips for their missiles too. Companies in Europe and Asia buy from the US and Taiwan get sanctioned then pop up as new businesses and do it all over again. We’re playing both sides and making a fortune doing it.

[@rogerthat4545]

And what you conveniently left out is that we're not willingly doing that.

[@NotASeriousMoose]

​@@rogerthat4545Who are we? The companies are doing it with purpose, and our politicians are not closing down loopholes or even enforcing the sanctions we have.

[@rogerthat4545]

@@NotASeriousMoose Who's "doing it on purpose"? Can you give an example?

[@vladrazym9955]

Thanks a lot to US and other Ukraine supporters for helping us defend our country. We do appreciate your input. Please do not hesitate with new weapons, timing is crucial

[@Ugerm_Z]

How can you message the world from the front line?

[@jamms2966]

@@Ugerm_Z the same you comment from the toilet💩 now be sure to wipe towards the back not front so your kitty doesnt get an infection

[@highdefinist9697]

@@Ugerm_Z You will find out, within the next few years. The EU will make sure that the Ukrainians won't lose.

[@zazaza5295]

Все равно в украине половину разворуют и перепродадут. Украинцы, они и во время войны украинцы 😅