Drones kamikazes

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Combat robots and drones

Main article: Combat robots and drones

Military drones in Russia

Main article: Military drones in Russia

Chronicle

2024

In Germany, mass production of combat drones began, the design of which was copied from the Russian Lancet. VIDEO

In early December 2024, Helsing, a company specializing in AI projects for defense enterprises, introduced the HX-2 Karma combat drone, similar in design to the Russian Lancet. Read more here.

The Russian army received a ground-based kamikaze robot "Dispatch"

At the end of November 2024, it became known that the Dispatch ground-based kamikaze robot was at the disposal of the Russian military. This machine can be used to defeat enemy manpower, fortifications such as pillboxes, bunkers, fortified firing points and strongholds. In addition, the robot is capable of performing mining and demining tasks, as well as evacuating wounded soldiers from the battlefield. Read more here

The Russian army received a kamikaze drone on the wheels of the "Mole"

In early November 2024, it became known that specialists from the Russian Design and Production Company "New Frontier" developed a multifunctional ground-based robotic complex called "Mole." This is a kamikaze drone capable of performing a wide range of tasks. Read more here

Russian kamikaze drones "Gadfly" with machine vision and self-destruction system began to be delivered to the SVO zone

On October 15, 2024, it became known that Russian kamikaze drones "Ovod" began to be delivered to the zone of a special military operation, in which self-liquidation means, a machine vision function and a multi-stage protection system were implemented. The volume of the first batch of these drones amounted to 4 thousand units. Read more here

Fully Russian drone "Ryazan" presented, which can be kamikaze and bomber

On October 8, 2024, IRIT, a resident of the Aerospace Innovation Valley, announced a fully Russian unmanned aerial vehicle called Ryazan. This drone is capable of performing the functions of a reconnaissance, kamikaze and bomber, as well as solving various logistics tasks. Read more here.

In the Russian Federation, a drone-kamikaze "Sparrow" is presented, assembled entirely from Russian components

In September 2024, a new Vorobey kamikaze drone was presented, developed using exclusively Russian components. This unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was created as part of the import substitution program, which allows Russia to significantly reduce dependence on foreign supplies in the military sphere. "Sparrow" is capable of carrying a payload of up to two kilograms and operates at a distance of up to five kilometers from the control station. Read more here

The Russian army uses strike drones "Lightning-1," hitting targets from 30 km

On August 24, 2024, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced that the Russian military had begun to use new Drone|unmanned aerial vehicles called Lightning-1. These strike drones can be used to defeat enemy armored and automotive equipment at a distance of up to 30 km. Read more here

Russian drone "Gerber" learned to connect to the Ukrainian 4G network and transmit video to the operator

At the end of July 2024, it became known that the Russian military began to use new unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) called Gerbera. The peculiarity of these drones is that they are able to connect to the Ukrainian 4G network and transmit video to the operator. Read more here