Vacuum bombs, also known as thermobaric weapons, are some of the most destructive non-nuclear weapons in modern warfare. These bombs, such as the Russian TOS-1A system, use fuel-based explosives to ...

The team suggests that thermobaric weapon-bearing ground robots will be used to clean up underground complexes in urban settings – where targets may be hiding or have more camouflage options.

Russia has previously said it has used ODAB-1500 bombs in Ukraine. Kyiv also reported Russian use of thermobaric weapons within weeks of the start of full-scale war in the country.

The highest thermobaric weapon, Russia's "Father of All Bombs," displayed a yield of 44 tons when it was tested in 2007. Meanwhile, current nuclear bombs in the United States, ...

Thermobaric Weapons. Russia-Ukraine War; Fears of Russian ‘Vacuum Bombs’ Grow as War Intensifies As the invasion of Ukraine stretches into its seventh day, ...

How Vietnamese immigrant Nguyet Anh Duong revolutionised bunker-busting weapons When you hear the nickname “The Bomb Lady,” you might picture a larger-than-life figure straight out of a ...

More than half of the drones launched at Ukraine from Russia in recent weeks have been fakes — knockoffs of horrifying thermobaric bombs that can collapse lungs, crush eyeballs and cause brain ...

Russia's use of thermobaric weapons in Ukraine, exemplified by the ODAB-1500, reflects a broader global trend as several countries invest in this devastating technology for modern warfare.

Thanks to optical trickery, radar can’t distinguish a drone armed with a Shahed’s usual 50-kilogram payload of explosives or with a thermobaric weapon — also known as a vacuum bomb — from ...

Operation False Target: How Russia plotted to mix a deadly new weapon among decoy drones in Ukraine. KVIA. By Associated Press. Published November 15, 2024 10:04 PM ...

Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At a secretive factory in Russia’s central grasslands, engineers are manufacturing hundreds of decoy drones meant to overwhelm Ukrainian defenses as they ...

Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At a secretive factory in Russia's central grasslands, engineers are manufacturing hundreds of decoy drones meant to ...