KMGU-2

The KMGU-2 is a Soviet-era reusable submunition dispenser designed to carry and release small-caliber bombs and mines. Developed as an iteration of the original KMGU system, it provides tactical aircraft with area-denial and anti-armor capabilities.

The dispenser operates as an unguided carriage system suspended from standard aircraft weapon pylons. It features a streamlined cylindrical body with pneumatically actuated doors that open to disperse its payload. The internal compartment is divided into sections designed to hold cartridge blocks, designated BKF (Blok Konteynerny Frontovoy). These cartridges are loaded with various types of submunitions, including high-explosive fragmentation bomblets such as the AO-2.5RT, anti-tank shaped-charge submunitions like the PTAB-2.5KO, and landmines such as the PFM-1S. The system relies on gravity and aerodynamic forces for submunition dispersion once the container doors open.

The system is widely deployed by the Russian Aerospace Forces and has been exported to several nations operating Soviet and Russian-origin combat aircraft. The dispenser is compatible with a variety of strike aircraft, including the Su-24, Su-25, and Su-34. It saw combat deployment during the Soviet-Afghan War, where it was utilized for mine-laying and anti-personnel operations. The Russian military subsequently utilized the system during the conflicts in Chechnya and during its military intervention in Syria.