Main article: UAV
Combat robots and drones
Main article: Combat robots and drones
Military drones in Russia
Main article: Military drones in Russia
Chronicle
2024
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