Ukraine has started official procurement of its first domestically produced guided aerial bomb for the Armed Forces. The weapon, known as the Vyrivniuvach or Equalizer, completed required testing and is now being purchased for delivery to units.
Colonel Vladyslav Voloshyn, head of the Central Directorate for Innovation Activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, confirmed the move in comments this week. He said the Ukrainian Air Force conducted hundreds of sorties to test the system. The bomb carries a 250 kilogram warhead and has a reported range of 10 to 130 kilometers depending on the altitude of release. Developers state it costs about one third as much as the American JDAM-ER.
The Vyrivniuvach was developed by Ukrainian company DG Industry with support from the Brave1 defense technology cluster. Work began under a 2024 tasking and took 17 months. Then Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced in May 2026 that the bomb had passed trials and was ready for combat use. An experimental batch was purchased earlier. The design is described as original rather than a copy of Soviet or Western systems. About 90 percent of its components come from Ukraine, Europe and the United States. Wings and flight control software were made in Ukraine.
The bomb is intended for use with aircraft including the MiG-29, Su-24 and Su-27. Adaptation for F-16 and Mirage aircraft remains under separate certification. It was publicly shown at the Eurosatory defense exhibition in Paris in June 2026. Company representatives indicated serial production had begun and initial batches had reached the military.
Ukraine is also developing around a dozen other precision guided aerial weapons. Seven manufacturers are involved. Some models include turbojet engines that can extend range by 100 to 200 kilometers, according to Brigadier General Andrii Lebedenko, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. Russia’s daily use of guided aerial bombs has risen from about 180 in 2025 to more than 300 in recent months.