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Military drones in Russia

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2024: Russia began to use FPV-drones with AI elements capable of automatically attacking targets in the SVO zone

In the zone of a special military operation (SVO), Russia began to use FPV-drones "Wind" with elements of artificial intelligence (AI), capable of automatically attacking targets. This became known on August 6, 2024 from the message of the company-developer of unmanned aerial vehicles. Read more here

2023

In Russia, presented an FPV-drone for use in the case of nuclear strikes

In early August 2024, Russian experts presented an innovative development in the field of unmanned aerial vehicles - an FPV drone designed for use in the event of nuclear strikes. The new drone, which received the conditional name "Doomsday drone," was created within the framework of the "Crust" project by the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions (CCRB) to control the radiation background and ensure the safety of personnel in extreme conditions. Read more here.

Use of the Piranha-13 FPV drone in the RWT area

In July 2024, the Russian armed forces adopted a new model of the Piranha-13 FPV-drone, capable of performing remote mining functions. Designed specifically for use during a special military operation, this unmanned aerial vehicle significantly expands the capabilities of the Russian military in the field of remote installation of minefields. Read more here

The Russian army began using the first FPV tank. Video

On June 10, 2024, information appeared that the Russian military began to use the first tank with FPV (First Person View) technology in the special operation zone. The operator can control the machine, called "Vasya," remotely, receiving an image from the battlefield in real time.

According to the Voenkory of Russian Spring Telegram channel, a captured Ukrainian T-72AMT produced at the Kyiv Armored Plant was chosen as the base platform for a robotic tank. This is a modernized version of the T-72A machine, which is equipped with the Knife dynamic protection kit, a satellite navigation device, new Turkish-made Aselsan and Libid K2 digital radio stations of Ukrainian production, as well as lattice anti-cumulative screens.

source = Moskovsky Komsomolets

According to available information, a crew of two is required to remotely control the FPV tank. One of them controls the movement of the machine, and the second is responsible for the movement of the tower. It is noted that such systems for remote control of equipment were developed by Russian design bureaus even before the start of a special operation, but in practice they began to be used for the first time.

The FPV tank is operated in the Zaporizhzhya direction. According to Dmitry Rogozin, a senator of the Russian Federation - a representative from the executive branch of the Zaporozhskaya region, this development can be used to mine fields, as well as to distract the enemy's attention in battle.

This is not the first or last development of this kind, when radio-controlled combat equipment is created, which can be created even in artisanal conditions. It is not necessary to say that such a tank is capable of independently conducting hostilities, because no communication line can replace the crew in the conditions of the use of electronic warfare (electronic warfare), Rogozin said in an interview with MK[1]

The Russian army began to use the suppression systems of FPV-drones "Sania"

On January 14, 2024, it became known that Sania FPV-drone suppression systems developed by 3mx began to be installed on Russian tanks in the special operation zone. This system quickly responds to both single drones and groups of aircraft. Read more here.

The Russian military began to use complexes to transfer drones to homing torpedo mode

On January 11, 2024, it became known that Russian specialists developed several optical addition complexes for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). These systems put the drone in "airborne homing torpedo" mode to defeat enemy targets.

According to TASS, referring to the statements of Dmitry Kuzyakin, Director General of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions (CDC), the complexes are designed for FPV (First Person View) class devices: these drones are equipped with a camera and transmit video in real time to the pilot's device. Optical background systems will make the use of such drones in the area of ​ ​ a special operation safer. The new complexes remove the issues of loss of communication when approaching the ground at long ranges: pilots will not have to descend close to the ground and lead the drone manually until they are in contact with the enemy. Instead, you need to determine the target, fix the search frame of the sight on it and give the command to hold. After that, the FPV-drone is transferred to the mode of an aerial homing torpedo and independently moves to the target, hitting it.

In addition, the use of optical science complexes solves a number of problems characteristic of the combat use of FPV. This, in particular, is a limitation of the range when working near the ground. At the final stage of approaching the target, FPV pilots are forced to descend to the ground itself, which leads to the loss of video communication and violations in the control channel. In homing torpedo mode, drones will be able to complete the task on their own.

These optical completion systems are still being tested on the combat contact line, but this technology has great potential. Targets can be not only stationary, the system will be able to work both on mobile and air targets, says Kuzyakin.[2]

2023

Russia has developed an AI homing system for combat FPV drones

The Russian FPV-drone "Ovod" received a homing system based on a neural network, allowing this unmanned aircraft (BVS) to attack static and dynamic targets without human participation. This was announced in mid-August 2023 by the head of the project group Andrei Ivanov. Read more here.

Developers of the FPV drone "Ghoul" doubled the flight range

On July 19, 2023, the developers of the Russian drone Ghoul, designed for strikes deep in the front, reported an increase in its flight range by about half. At the same time, specific figures were not disclosed for security reasons. More. here