Flying Ukraine Flying: The Armed Forces was beaten by a rare drilling version of the Orlan-10 drone (photo)

The Russians armed the drone of GLOs of the GP-25, but never had time to lose them. The Ukrainian military knocked down the Russian reconnaissance drone Orlan-10, recycled. The details and photos were published in Telegram Center for Strategic Communications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. "Orlan-10" was landed on January 4 with the help of radio electronic wrestling.

As it turned out, the Russians armed the drone with two containers with cassette ammunition, which were fixed on the pendants under the wings. In view of the frames, the drone never managed to drop the shells. "A few months ago, the Muscovites boasted the" unique "modernization of" Orlan "to the level of shock UAVs by installing cassettes to dump ammunition. It seems that money was stolen by much money on this" modernization ", since the device is" analogue "yet," - commented in the center .

According to the Russian Agency "RIA Novosti", in May, the Ministry of Defense of Russia announced the beginning of the use of the drunk modification "Orlan-10" in the war. For them, special containers were made, each of which is placed fragmental and fugural shells in the form of shots for a grenade launcher of the logging POP-25, equipped with plumage for stabilization during dumping. Thus, one drone carries four bombs with a radius of the lesion of about 10 meters.

Soldiers claim that they can dump grenades by piece or at once. The result of the bombing removes the built -in camcorder. "Orlan-10" is considered the most unmanned drone in the Russian army. Initially, it was intended for intelligence, observation, radio electronic struggle. From the very beginning of the war, the "eagles" became "eyes" for the artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, because they help to identify Ukrainian positions and adjust the fire.

The US military estimates the cost of such UAVs from $ 87 thousand to $ 120 thousand. Earlier, Ukrainian drone expert Valery Yakovenko spoke about degradation of drones of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. According to him, at first the "eagles" posed a great threat, but the fighters of the Armed Forces learned to reveal them a thermal trail and knock them down.