The 250 kg bomb is a weight-class entry for unguided aircraft bombs rather than a single national design. Nigerian reporting directly identifies 250 kg bombs in 2009 Boko Haram Insurgency air operations, while F-7NI and H-5 loadout references show how the class appears across light-attack and bomber carriage tables.
During Nigerian Air Force operations against Boko Haram, Vanguard reported that weapons employed by Alpha Jets, F-7NIs, Mi-24/35 helicopters, and other air assets included 250 kg bombs; The Nation separately reported an Alpha Jet fitted with a 250 kg HE LD bomb while prepared for northeast operations.
This page treats 250 kg bombs as a weight class, so the rows below identify sourced designations and examples rather than one manufacturing lineage.
| Variant | Configuration | Designation notes |
|---|---|---|
| 250 kg HE LD bomb for A-Jets | Alpha Jet low-drag high-explosive store | The Nation reported this bomb fitted on a Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet prepared for further northeast operations. |
| 250 kg Pre-Frag (HE) bomb | Nigerian Air Force procured high-explosive bomb type | Vanguard reported that the Nigerian Air Force procured 250 kg Pre-Frag high-explosive bombs from Pakistan during the Boko Haram campaign. Sources: 30 percent of terror funds sourced from outside Nigeria |
| 250 kg steel bomb | Nigerian Air Force procured steel bomb type | Vanguard also named 250 kg steel bombs among Pakistan-sourced Nigerian Air Force bomb stocks. Sources: 30 percent of terror funds sourced from outside Nigeria |
| vFAB-250-2 | General-purpose 250 kg aerial bomb example | Yugoimport's vFAB-250-2 brochure describes a 250 kg-class demolition-fragmentation aerial bomb usable unguided or as a guided-bomb warhead. Sources: vFAB-250-2 | Yugoimport |
| Type 1 250 kg bomb | Harbin H-5 listed bomb load | The Federation of American Scientists H-5 reference lists twelve Type 1 250 kg bombs among the aircraft's armament options. Sources: H-5 China Aircraft Special Weapons Delivery Systems |
 | Soviet/Russian 250 kg free-fall bomb family | Weaponsystems.net describes the FAB M62 series as a Soviet free-fall bomb family with a common 250 kg version. Sources: FAB M62 | Weaponsystems.net |
The sources tie 250 kg-class bombs to Nigerian Air Force strike aircraft and to bomber/loadout references. These links document carriage or employment context; exact national bomb model is source-dependent.
| Carrier | Carrier type | Carriage evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | Twin-engine light attack aircraft | The Nation reported a Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet fitted with a 250 kg HE LD bomb during the Boko Haram campaign, and Vanguard named 250 kg bombs among weapons employed in Nigerian Air Force offensive operations. Sources: NAF fight against Boko Haram | The Nation, 30 percent of terror funds sourced from outside Nigeria |
 | Single-engine fighter and light attack aircraft | AviationsMilitaires.net lists 250 kg bombs among F-7NI stores, while Vanguard says F-7NIs and Alpha Jets were used in air-to-ground roles and that 250 kg bombs were among the weapons employed. Sources: Chengdu F-7NI, 30 percent of terror funds sourced from outside Nigeria |
 | Twin-jet light bomber | The Federation of American Scientists H-5 reference lists twelve Type 1 250 kg bombs among the Harbin H-5's armament options. Sources: H-5 China Aircraft Special Weapons Delivery Systems |
The record keeps the 250 kg label as a class because the sources use it in different ways: as a Nigerian Air Force operational bomb weight, as an aircraft loadout entry, and as a manufacturer brochure category.
| Context | Source-backed detail | Page implication |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 Boko Haram Insurgency | Nigerian reporting names 250 kg bombs among weapons employed by NAF aircraft and identifies a 250 kg HE LD bomb fitted to an Alpha Jet. | Supports a conflict-use row, but not a single precise bomb model. |
| Carrier aircraft | F-7NI and H-5 references list 250 kg bombs in aircraft stores or armament tables. | Supports carrier relationships where catalog aircraft records exist. |
| Representative design | Yugoimport's vFAB-250-2 brochure gives dimensions, explosive fill, suspension spacing, and unguided/guided-warhead roles for one modern 250 kg-class bomb. | Supports representative specs without treating all 250 kg bombs as identical. |
The Federation of American Scientists H-5 page listed twelve Type 1 250 kg bombs among the Harbin H-5's armament options.
Vanguard reported that Nigerian Air Force weapons employed against Boko Haram included 250 kg bombs and that Pakistan-sourced 250 kg bomb types were procured.
The Nation reported a Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet fitted with a 250 kg HE LD bomb while technicians prepared aircraft for further northeast operations.
