The experimental Russian drone was hidden: the Armed Forces destroyed "Merlin-BR" in Kherson region (photo)

The Air Force of the Armed Forces shot down six enemy drones in the Kherson region. Among them was a drone presented in the Russian Federation in 2021 and completed with sub -parts. On April 26, the fighters of the mobile fire groups of the South Air Command destroyed six enemy UAVs in the Kherson region. This was reported by the Armed Forces Command on social networks. According to the Air Force, the soldiers managed to eliminate five lancet drones and one Merlin-WR.

As focus wrote earlier, Merlin-Br was first introduced in September 2021. The Russians stated that it has a hybrid engine that can switch to electrical drafts if necessary. The developers claimed that UAVs are able to fly up to five kilometers for about 10 hours. He can also lift up to six pounds. However, it was later dismantled by experts and hybrid technologies. Inside such drone found an internal combustion engine with a plastic canister instead of a fuel tank.

Moreover, under the UAV housing found foreign parts, the sale of which is forbidden by sanctions. In particular, the subject "Merlin-BR" was equipped with a thermal imaging with a French matrix and an Israeli lens. The mass production of these drones was not reported, as well as their testing. However, in June last year, the defenders first killed Merlin-BR in the territory of Ukraine.

The experimental UAVs were noticed by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, which may indicate its mass production. However, the rarity of the destruction of the Merlin-BP Armed Forces indicates that the model is not very popular with Russian army or developers lacking in detail. We will remind, the former head of "Roscosmos" stated that the Russians in the sky above the occupied part of the Zaporozhye region noticed an unknown UAV.