Ukraine will be the first country in the world to use the new Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb or GLSDB in combat, as no other nation has the weapon in its arsenal — including the U.S. The long-range bomb was developed by Boeing and Saab, and can travel about 90 miles and hit a target within a radius of one meter, and can even strike targets behind a hill or behind its launch point. It's made up of a precision-guided 250-pound bomb attached to a rocket motor. It's part of an already approved $2.2 billion aid package for Ukraine announced by the U.S. in February of last year. The bomb can be launched from High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, which the U.S. has already provided to Ukrainian forces. This type of bomb is typically air-launched, but as of right now, Ukraine's Air Force is vulnerable. That's why developing a ground-launched version was so critical. ------------------------------------- Join our newsletter at https://bit.ly/2q1tepr Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scrippsnews/ Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/scrippsnews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scrippsnews/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scrippsnews