page_title: FAB-500
hierarchical_section_title: FAB-500
context_page_description: The FAB-500 is a Russian Air Force low-drag, general purpose, air-dropped bomb with a 500-kilogram high-explosive warhead. The first models of the bomb appeared in the early 1960s in the Soviet Union. The bomb is unguided, features a single nose fuse, and is compatible with most models of Soviet aircraft. The FAB-500 has been used most recently over Syria by both Russian and Syrian warplanes.
context_section_description: The FAB-500 is a Russian Air Force low-drag, general purpose, air-dropped bomb with a 500-kilogram high-explosive warhead. The first models of the bomb appeared in the early 1960s in the Soviet Union. The bomb is unguided, features a single nose fuse, and is compatible with most models of Soviet aircraft. The FAB-500 has been used most recently over Syria by both Russian and Syrian warplanes.
caption: 18 × FAB-500 general-purpose bombs on two underwing pylons of a Tu-22M
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