During an exhibition of Ukraine's latest defense developments for President Volodymyr Zelenskyi and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday, an entirely new and previously unknown product was presented. It is particularly noteworthy, as it is most likely an indigenous small-sized guided aerial bomb.
Footage from the event shows a munition strongly resembling the MAM-L smart micro munition developed by Turkey's Roketsan, designed for use with the Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicle. The Ukrainian bomb appears to share the same stabilizer and control surface layout as its Turkish counterpart, though has some distinct features, too.
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Today, together with Prime Minister of Canada @MarkJCarney, we saw the latest Ukrainian developments – weapons and equipment created here in Ukraine to defend our state. I thank everyone engaged in this effort. We are building up our own production, and this is essential.I also… pic.twitter.com/EgV3F02uc9— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 24, 2025
The Ukrainian bomb has a protruding component on its upper side — most likely a special mount that goes into the rail launcher of an aircraft or a UCAV. A similar fixture can be seen on the MAM-L.
Poor lighting prevents a clear view of the munition's nose section, but it seems to house a semi-active laser seeker, again echoing the MAM-L design. At the rear, however, there is an additional element not present on the Turkish bomb, the function of which remains unclear.
What stands out most is that the Ukrainian munition seems to have been produced using 3D printing, as suggested by the texture visible on its body and stabilizers.
By contrast, the MAM-L is made of metal, so it's unclear why Ukrainian engineers opted for this manufacturing method. Regardless, it simplifies the process quite a lot, leaving the guidance system the most sophisticated and costly part of the weapon.
Taken together, these features suggest the new bomb is intended for deployment from strike drones such as the Bayraktar TB2, in much the same way as the MAM-L.
For now, however, this remains only an informed assumption. The product unveiled at the exhibition could, in practice, serve a different role or possess other capabilities. Still, its strong external resemblance to the MAM-L reinforces this interpretation.
Earlier, Defense Express pointed out another revelation made this Sunday, August 24, when Ukraine finally unveiled the Long Neptune, a missile with a 1000 km range, long known to exist but never shown to the public.
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