Was going to do a drone news dump on the other thread but since this thread talks about UAV programs and posts regarding UAVs from other countries, I guess it is a good idea to occasionally dump the news here in their developments.
Макет пусковой установки для БПЛА-камикадзе "Ланцет" в модификации "изделие 53" на базе бронеавтомобиля "КамАЗ 5350". На данной машине имеется 16 транспортно-пусковых контейнеров для запуска беспилотников. Также обращает на себя внимание наличие двух мест управления БПЛА. Это даёт возможность...
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Model of the launcher for kamikaze UAV "Lancet" in the modification "product 53" on the basis of the armored car "KamAZ 5350".
This machine has 16 transport and launch containers for launching drones.
Also noteworthy are the presence of two places of control of the UAV. This makes it possible to inflict a group strike.
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A new electronic warfare drone "Sapphire" was successfully tested in the NWO zone
The Sapphire electronic warfare complex is used to protect objects from all types of drones.
When a target is detected and identified, the complex automatically classifies the drone depending on its danger, gives an alarm and affects the electronic systems of the unmanned vehicle.
"Sapphire" sees targets at a distance of up to 30 kilometers, and carries out electronic countermeasures at a distance of up to five kilometers.
The complex can also suppress ground drone control stations.
The exercises were successful, the complex will soon go into service with our fighters.
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https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/18526267?ysclid=lmsonv8uok698825001
At the Army-2023 forum, the Granat-PG bomber drone was shown for the first time
The range of the device is up to 5 km, the flight speed is up to 140 km / h
PATRIOT PARK /Moscow region/, August 17. /TASS/. The Granat-PG attack unmanned aerial system bomber was first presented at the Army-2023 International Military-Technical Forum. This was reported to TASS by the Astrohn Optical-Mechanical Design Bureau (OKB).
Rostec noted the increased effectiveness of Pantsir-S against Storm Shadow
The demining machine "Foliage" will receive a more powerful microwave gun
"For the first time, we are showing the Granat-PG strike bomber complex. The device is designed to strike with the PG-7VL anti-tank grenade. This is good old ammunition, which is always available to Russian units, the complex is good because the military will not have problems finding a warhead. "Granat-PG" is successfully used in the zone of the special operation," the Astrohn Design Bureau said.
The Design Bureau noted that the complex is one of the FPV drones (first-person view). "A high-resolution thermal imaging camera mounted on the product allows you to recognize a person's figure at a distance of up to 200 m and a car at a distance of up to 500 m," the TASS source said.
The range of the device is up to 5 km. The flight speed is up to 140 km / h, the payload weight is up to 1.6 kg. "The device is controlled via secure communication channels, which makes it resistant to enemy electronic warfare," the design bureau said.
Other drone news info I posted on other thread
-The product 53 drone gets launched from tubes with the idea of using a truck to launch drone swarms, these drones will be impossible to jam because of neural networking.
-Russia already has an Iranian drone manufacturing facility up and running on its soil, in close cooperation with Tehran.
-scalpel drone has a 40km range with 5kg payload, cruise speed of 120km/hr, cheaper than lancet
-vorobrey drones weighs 1.3kg with a 500gram payload, 500 grams is enough to destroy 200mm of armour basically APC and IFVs. drone has 5km range, 9 inches long and cost 1,500 USD to make.
-BAS-80 that was tested in the operation zone, weighs 1.7 kg and can be folded and placed in a tube for carrying. launched using a gunpowder charge. Payload "BAS-80" - 500 grams with the possibility of increasing up to 2 kg. The drone's maximum flight speed is up to 130 km/h, flight altitude 200 meters, range 30 kms.
-Italmas suicide drone has a 200km range being tested in operation zone.
-Kub and lancet drones might increase several fold.
What cause the drastic drone and drone projects increase.
There is a lot of gloom and doom news about Russia setting electronics production facilities. Construction is being done north of the Angstrem-T aka NM-Tech fab. It was originally planned to be a 300mm wafer diameter 28nm process pilot production facility. And they haven't stopped building the thing. So they must be planning to get the tools and process from somewhere.It takes at like 2 years to get a new chip design done at an existing fab. 2 years to build a fab. another 2 years to ramp it up. Producing alot of drones you need to have quite a high electronics production rate. So I think they are buying all their electronics from China since there is news that the west is sanctioning them for it.
Don't panic but beware the blowback effect
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