A Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4 fitted with Paveway IV precision guided bombs
A Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4 fitted with Paveway IV precision-guided bombs, taking off to carry out air strikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen on January 22, 2024.
  • Ukraine is getting a new type of laser-guided missile from the UK, the Paveway IV.
  • While "pretty old," they can do good damage against poorly-defended Russia targets, an expert said.
  • Ukraine probably won't risk its bomber planes taking on heavier defenses, with them, though.

Ukraine is about to get a new type of laser-guided bomb that can wreck "soft" Russian targets, a military analyst said.

Britain is giving Ukraine a cache of Paveway IV bombs as part of its latest aid delivery, its defense ministry told Business Insider.