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Ukraine’s Equalizer glide bomb enters procurement with DG Industry

8/21/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Ukraine is procuring the domestically developed Equalizer glide bomb.
DG Industry built the weapon with support from government-backed Brave1.
About 90% of its parts come from Ukraine, Europe and the United States.
The kit adds wings and guidance to free-fall bombs, fitting MiG-29, Su-24 and Su-27 jets.
Russia’s glide-bomb attacks rose to over 300 daily, up from about 180 last year.

History

Historical Context

Since the U.S. fielded the first JDAM kits in 1997, the bolt-on GPS guidance system has grown to over 550,000 units by January 2024, reshaping all-weather precision strike. After receiving JDAM-ER kits in February 2023 and using them in Bakhmut, Ukraine’s defense industry introduced the Equalizer glide-bomb kit for MiG-29, Su-24 and Su-27 jets, aiming to blunt Russia’s daily glide-bomb sorties.

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Story summary

Ukraine is procuring the domestically developed Equalizer glide bomb.
DG Industry built the weapon with support from government-backed Brave1.
About 90% of its parts come from Ukraine, Europe and the United States.
The kit adds wings and guidance to free-fall bombs, fitting MiG-29, Su-24 and Su-27 jets.
Russia’s glide-bomb attacks rose to over 300 daily, up from about 180 last year.

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