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.

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 ...

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.

As tensions rise between countries, the use of advanced weaponry like vacuum bombs becomes more common. Here's how they differ from other nuclear weapons.

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Russia’s military has invested relentlessly into thermobaric weapons since the Soviet collapse, and there is no indication that this long-standing trend will ...

More than half of the drones launched at Ukraine from Russia in recent weeks have been knockoffs of horrifying thermobaric bombs, a new report found.

Duong’s thermobaric bomb is part of the family of explosives that includes the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) — the so-called “bunker buster” used in high-profile strikes on ...

Russian factory manufacturing decoy drones meant to overwhelm Ukrainian defenses as they try to protect against a horrific new weapon, investigation finds.

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.

A Ukrainian officer shows a thermobaric charge of a downed Shahed drone launched by Russia in a research laboratory in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, on Nov. 14.

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 ...