The FAB-250 UMPK is a Soviet-origin FAB-250 aviation bomb fitted with Russia's UMPK glide-and-correction kit. The conversion gives a 250 kg bomb a pop-out-wing stand-off role, with direct Ukrainian reporting documenting FAB-250 UMPK use in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War and Ukrainian military intelligence tying the kit's frame, wings, SMART control package, Kometa-aided navigation, and UMPK-250 assembly to Russia's wartime guided-bomb production chain.
Russian forces use FAB-250 bombs fitted with UMPK glide-and-correction kits in Ukraine. Defence Express documented the FAB-250 conversion in 2023, Ukrainian prosecutors later identified FAB-250 UMPK bombs in Donetsk Oblast strike reporting, and Ukraine's military intelligence describes UMPK as a kit used to turn FAB-250-class bombs into guided KABs.
Role detailsThis entry treats the FAB-250 UMPK as a fitted wartime configuration: the bomb body comes from the FAB-250 family, while the UMPK kit adds wings, navigation, and correction hardware. The linked adjacent records cover other FAB-family bomb bodies adapted into Russian glide-bomb configurations.
| Variant | Configuration | Designation notes |
|---|---|---|
 | Baseline 250 kg free-fall bomb body | Weaponsystems.net describes the FAB M62 family as Soviet free-fall aviation bombs with a common 250 kg version, while this page covers the UMPK-equipped configuration. Sources: FAB M62 | Weaponsystems.net |
 | 500 kg-class FAB-family glide-bomb configuration | JAPCC lists FAB-500 among FAB-series bombs adapted with UMPK kits in Ukraine, while Ukrainian intelligence also identifies FAB-500M62 among bomb bodies converted by UMPK. Sources: JAPCC Glide Bomb Warfare Ukraine, DIU War&Sanctions UMPK Production Network |
 | 1,500 kg-class FAB-family glide-bomb configuration | JAPCC lists FAB-1500 among FAB-series UMPK conversions used in Ukraine-war glide-bomb warfare. Sources: JAPCC Glide Bomb Warfare Ukraine |
 | 3,000 kg-class FAB-family glide-bomb configuration | JAPCC and Ukrainian intelligence reporting both place FAB-3000-class bomb bodies within the broader set of FAB-series bombs adapted with UMPK kits. Sources: JAPCC Glide Bomb Warfare Ukraine, DIU War&Sanctions UMPK Production Network |
The UMPK-equipped weapon is a conversion of the FAB-250 bomb family rather than a clean-sheet munition.
| Compatible item | Item type | Compatibility evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 250 kg free-fall bomb family | Defence Express identifies the converted munition as a FAB-250 fitted with a UMPK module, while Weaponsystems.net supports the baseline FAB-250 family background. Sources: Defence Express FAB-250 UMPK, FAB M62 | Weaponsystems.net |
Public reporting identifies Russian tactical aircraft, especially Su-34 Fullbacks, as the principal launch platforms for UMPK-equipped FAB-series glide bombs in Ukraine.
| Carrier | Carrier type | Carriage evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | Strike aircraft | JAPCC describes Su-34 Fullbacks as Russia's primary glide-bomb launch platforms in Ukraine and lists FAB-250 among the FAB-series bombs converted with UMPK kits. Sources: JAPCC Glide Bomb Warfare Ukraine |
The page separates the baseline bomb from the kit-equipped configuration because sources use FAB-250, UMPK, and broader FAB-series wording at different levels of precision.
| Layer | Source-backed detail | Catalog treatment |
|---|---|---|
| FAB-250 bomb body | Weaponsystems.net describes the FAB M62 family as Soviet/Russian free-fall aviation bombs with a common 250 kg version. | Used for origin, baseline weight class, dimensions, and the linked bomb-body relationship. |
| UMPK conversion kit | Defence Express reports the FAB-250 conversion; JAPCC describes UMPK as a fold-out-wing conversion kit; Ukrainian intelligence describes the frame, fairing, wings, elevons, stabilizers, clamps, SMART control package, Kometa-aided navigation, and inertial navigation. | Used for guidance, stand-off role, and the fitted-configuration identity. |
| Production network | Ukrainian intelligence identifies Tactical Missiles Corporation as the key UMPK developer and state-order contractor and says SKTB Kurganpribor performs final assembly of UMPK-250 and UMPK-500 modules. | Used for production-chain context without adding an unsourced catalog builder profile for SKTB Kurganpribor. |
| Carrier context | JAPCC identifies Su-34 Fullbacks as primary Ukraine-war glide-bomb launch platforms; Ukrainian intelligence separately names Su-34, Su-35S, and Su-24M among principal KAB carriers through SVP-24 installation context. | Keeps the linked carrier relationship strongest for the Su-34 while noting broader carrier-integration reporting as context. |
| Ukraine conflict evidence | Ukrainian strike reporting and Defence Express identify FAB-250 bombs with UMPK modules in Russian use; JAPCC adds broader FAB-series UMPK employment context. | Supports the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War usage row while avoiding unsupported claims about every release aircraft or subvariant. |
Key sources: FAB M62 | Weaponsystems.net; Defence Express FAB-250 UMPK; JAPCC Glide Bomb Warfare Ukraine; DIU War&Sanctions UMPK Production Network; Ukrainska Pravda Kostiantynivka FAB-250 UMPK; Ukrainska Pravda Sloviansk FAB-250 UMPK.
Weaponsystems.net places the FAB M62 family, including the common 250 kg member, in Soviet/Russian service from the early 1960s.
Sources: FAB M62 | Weaponsystems.net
Defence Express reported Russian use of the UMPK module to convert FAB-250 bombs into guided aerial bombs.
Sources: Defence Express FAB-250 UMPK
Ukrainska Pravda, citing prosecutors, reported that Russian aircraft dropped two FAB-250 bombs with UMPK modules on Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast.
Sources: Ukrainska Pravda Kostiantynivka FAB-250 UMPK
Ukraine's Defence Intelligence described UMPK module structure, FAB-250 conversion use, Tactical Missiles Corporation's role, and UMPK-250 final assembly at SKTB Kurganpribor.
Sources: DIU War&Sanctions UMPK Production Network, Ukrainska Pravda UMPK Production Chain
Ukrainska Pravda, citing Donetsk Oblast prosecutors, reported that Russian forces dropped two FAB-250 aerial bombs with UMPK modules on Sloviansk.
Sources: Ukrainska Pravda Sloviansk FAB-250 UMPK
