Why the GLSDB Is So Cost Effective for Ukraine | WSJ Equipped 

Dude is selling me the GLSDB like a guy showing me the latest features on a Ford Bronco

Chuckin 250 pounds 94 miles is pretty impressive itself.

Another game changer? The game changed a lot over the last two years.

Looks like someone went "we got lots of these and lots of these, make something good with them."

4:58 HIMARS can carry either 6 GMLRS or 1 ATACMS, not both at the same time

One thing yall left out. The rocket motor its uses are surplus... they are being disassembled from rockets that have cluster bombs on them currently

Two more features mentioned on the SAAB web page: • Advanced Anti-Jam GPS System-aided Inertial Navigation System • Laser SDB variant for moving target capability

Saab from Sweden is involved. So, not only a US product!

I'm very happy to hear this ! Thank you America !

This didn't age well LOL "GLSDB munitions proven largely ineffective in Ukraine - Pentagon"

Awesome. Never heard about this. Following the Ukraine conflict is like a very lengthy deep dive to modern weapons systems currently in use.

Completely missed the part where LSDB have an advanced jamming device inside of it unlike ATACMS. The swedes that produce the GLSDB(Saab) claims it's impossible to shot down because of this. We will see about the impossible to shot down part.

SLAVA UKRAINI❤‍🔥

You can tell the art/graphics person that makes the drawings really has a good time making these.

Another game changer that change no game!

6:06 facial expression says it all

WOW! I was just watching the other WSJ story entitled 'Why Does the U.S. Support and Fund Israel So Much? | WSJ' and noticed that the COMMENT SECTION was disabled for SOME reason. Then I clicked on THIS story and find the comment section working as usual. I WONDER why?

Thank you everyone involved in making these things possible.

End this war

Game changer #25

I think the attack angle variability is a good trade off for the smaller warhead.

New game changer #14, let's gooo. This time for real.

OH, OH, this one will be game changer. Forget Leopard, Himars, Patriot, Stormshadow, Bradley, Zuzana, Baryaktar, Swichblade, 777, Abrams, Caesars, Stridvagn, Irist... I feel this one is it.

Love the wings- stirs beautiful memories of balsa wood glider planes that my friends and I used to play with using rubber band launchers, the gliders would do all kinds of patterns depending on the wind.

Remember folks, ACCURACY trumps all. I dont need a 2000lb rocket if my 250lb bomb can hit the target every time, or even most of the time. GLSDB takes the guesswork and luck out of long range artillery, you're trading a couple big things for thousands of accurate ones.

The next "gamechanger". More war porn. Profit from pointless killing.

Great report informative thanks

Reducing The Male Population of Moscow Everyday. Lol

Ummm, sounds like some good features but I think ill wait for the GLSDB 2 to buy...

Go Ukraine Go, May God be with them (all Ukrainians) in their fight for FREEDOM

Another game changer 🎉🎉😂😂

Однажды все это прилетит вам в страну с неожиданного угла.

Say what you will, but you can thank Ukraine for teaching the Americans to innovate with their own systems.

I love how 250lb bomb is a “small diameter” bomb in the U.S.

This man knows his stuff. So refreshing from so many EXPERTS.

Another Game Changer

This is amazing! Thank you, USA!

I look forward to hearing about the results, this is great technology.

Right On!!

It was originally developed for Afghanistan because it allowed to hit targets on the backside of mountains even when you were firing it from the other side. The cheaper price of these hopefully allowed us to send a lot of these to Ukraine - they were part of a prior aid package but are just now being delivered by Boeing and Saab - they use old GMLRS engines from a version we no longer use and there were apparently some issues with them that had to be readjusted.

”keep Ukraine away from defeat" is an interesting concept. Why does the US not want them to win? What is the benefit of stalling this so long?

Well, about 94 miles is accurately specified as 150 km, which is the maximum range. Developments started almost ten years ago. Many tests along the development took place, notably in northern Sweden. Also, SAAB has brought in a few Norwegian companies to support the development and production. The maximum range is the maximum. Around 100 km is more realistic given the target, which may need to go around, a complex flight path, or a moving target to follow. But of course, under good conditions, the GLSBD will reach 150 km within 1 meter, which is truly excellent. More specific information can be found on the SAAB web page and Wikipedia, which refer to SAAB in many places. As a note, SAAB and Boeing have many ongoing successful cooperations, notably also the new Jet trainer T-7A.

Thank you

Thanks for making such detailed easy to understand videos on critical military equipment, it helps the public have a better picture about modern warfare.

The GLSDB needs a catchy nickname. By its look - my vote is for 'Vulture' or 'Buzzard.'

Impressive tech and all that, but I just want 6 cupholders and 2 USB-C charging ports.

Good video

And what happens when the GPS is jammed? Or we do not talk about this?

And it's silent quiet terror ..

cant have atacms and other rounds in 1 himars launcher as the atacms takes 1 entire "box", you could do 6 small and 1 atacms on an MLRS though as it has 2 of the "boxes". Of course theres nothing to stop a group of himars from doing this just have 2 fitted with atacms and a 3rd with a mix of smaller diameter rockets in the normal 6 round launcher or whatever vehicle config combination they want

Could be supplied in large numbers due to the lower cost. But the US has paused all aid to Ukraine. A great option that Congress is not willing to fund. What a shame.

Awesome 🎉

What the WSJ won’t tell you is that US companies are also supplying Russia with electronics and chips for their missiles too. Companies in Europe and Asia buy from the US and Taiwan get sanctioned then pop up as new businesses and do it all over again. We’re playing both sides and making a fortune doing it.

he seeems to be really liking the from behind part

is this game changer number 56th?

Thank you for sharing this video ..Very useful and informative .🇮🇩🙏😍😍👍

Video after video, people saying the same thing 4 to 5 time. Just me? How many times does this guy need to say the glide bomb is accurate and can attack from many different angles and attack vectors?

Awesome

Is it Fire and Forget? Can it have options; target A or B? Can it send back visual information to the sender or a 2nd watching Drone that communicates back with command to relaunch or redirect or pass and then return?

If it was an atacms it easily will stand out more on radar than the unguided MLR.

The Russians are not going to like the ability of this weapon system, launched from HIMARS, 90 mile range, can strike from any angle within a few meters, trenches and bunkers are easy targets as well as moving convoys

Yeah, arrived yesterday

Good to see this. Efficient use of resources is needed.

Good job to innovate so quickly on a standard launch platform with surplus ammo. Genius. Hopefully mass production will be ramped up quickly.

Thanks a lot to US and other Ukraine supporters for helping us defend our country. We do appreciate your input. Please do not hesitate with new weapons, timing is crucial

Very informative and precise in describing the new weapon soon to be sent to Ukraine. This smart bomb can change angles as it approaches a target. I do not know what company developed this most capable weapon but they had some sharp Engineers to create this Jewel.

We need a victory not a push back. Lets not play with lives.

Impressive technology, hope it brings peace soon🕊️

this is a pretty similar munition (in terms of range/warhead) to stormshadown iirc, and that weapon has been pretty effective. the bonus is that you dont need to use an aircraft like the stormshadow requires.

Thanks, USA for your constant support of Ukraine🙏🙏🙏🙏

Glad that the US is considering costs.Something it should’ve been doing ages ago.The cost of getting rid of the warheads should be considered.

So let's stop the delays and get them shipped...

When you can't send aircraft this is the second best option.

This is a good time for testing on the real battlefield. it could still be a lot of bucks that need to be workouts. It's great news to Ukraine 🇺🇦

Bon appetite Vladimir

The US military had 360,000 M26 rocket motors stockpiled as of 2006, so the bottleneck is gonna be 1. The GOP 2. The SDB

Great overview

Video wrongly portray that you can mix six ATACMS in one HIMARS…

beautiful.

I never thought that

THE PERFECT SALES MAN 😃

These things are unlikely to be game changing, unless they can be used in the thousands. So, when will the be shipping in quantity?

The sales pitch based on "plentiful" M26 rockets may run into some inherent shortcomings. When production of the M26 series ceased in 2001, a total of 506,718 rockets had been produced. The shelf life is only 25 years for each rocket. So even the latest batch produced in 2001 would require to be destroyed in 2026. That's only 2 years away.The US started destroying its M26 stocks in 2007, when the US Army requested $109 million for the destruction of 98,904 M26 MLRS rockets from fiscal year 2007 to fiscal year 2012. M26 rockets were removed from the US Army's active inventory in June 2009 and the remaining rockets were being destroyed as of 2009, but the US requirement to destroy them was removed in 2017.The UK and the Netherlands destroyed their stock of 60,000 M26 rockets by 2013, Italy destroyed its 3,894 rockets by 31 October 2015, Germany its 26,000 by 25 November 2015, and France its 22,000 by 2017. If Ukraine needs to use GLSDBs, they better utilize those M26s quick.

Interesting lots of technical info and costs info and I guess it is good to have in our arsenal but no mention who dies when it goes boom.

Now I want to buy one. What's the financing like on one of those? Can it fit in a 2 car garage?

Sounds like a Good weapon adds

Good knowledge, thank you Wall Street Journal. Stopgap measures are essential at this moment, the GLSDBs couldn't have come at a more pressing time. 🗽🇺🇦🇺🇸✳️

Apparently this is an early 2000 tech :O

Wouldn't seem too big to create an air dropped version, which would increase its range substantially.

Impressive! This is new to me. Tracking the Ukraine conflict feels like an extensive exploration of modern weapons systems currently deployed. The enthusiasm he brings to his work is evident. It's quite striking how casually we discuss devices designed for lethal purposes; the nonchalant tone is truly astounding.

also desperately need to boost production of old-school 155mm artillery rounds!

I love these short videos you guys do on defense industry and its revolutionary weapons, great stuff!

Well spoken guy

Brilliant 🤩

game changing wunderwaffe number what? I lost count

Come in from a non predictable angle... That's a great idea...

Wall street Journal has become one of the best channels

Wouldn't the Russians attack HIMARS locations regardless of munition type?

Can you guys please only use the metric system like KM not Miles because they are confusing

Gotta test them all...