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Russian kamikaze drones "Geran-2" began to be used in Ukraine with direct control by operators. A built-in 4G modem and a Ukrainian SIM card are used to communicate with the operator. A drone in such equipment is capable of operating over the entire territory of Ukraine and any neighboring country where mobile communications operate. The video shows the first footage of the attack of the Russian drone "Geran-2" on an electrical substation with transformers in the area of the city of Belopolye in the Sumy region of Ukraine.
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UAVs in Russian Armed Forces: News #3
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PhSt wrote:
Russian kamikaze drones "Geran-2" began to be used in Ukraine with direct control by operators. A built-in 4G modem and a Ukrainian SIM card are used to communicate with the operator. A drone in such equipment is capable of operating over the entire territory of Ukraine and any neighboring country where mobile communications operate. The video shows the first footage of the attack of the Russian drone "Geran-2" on an electrical substation with transformers in the area of the city of Belopolye in the Sumy region of Ukraine.
When will Russia have enough satellite communication?
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Satellite internet is wholly inferior to fiber internet and 5g (soon 6g) mobile networks.william.boutros wrote:
When will Russia have enough satellite communication?
Leave it to Americans to have fun wasting money on inferior crap.
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If Russia would use her own satcom it could be jammed. By using Banderite mobile phone networks the only way to counter it
would be to shut down the system (at least partly), which would hurt the Banderites as well.
would be to shut down the system (at least partly), which would hurt the Banderites as well.
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Hole wrote:If Russia would use her own satcom it could be jammed. By using Banderite mobile phone networks the only way to counter it
would be to shut down the system (at least partly), which would hurt the Banderites as well.
That still wouldn't work. For guidance it uses russian glonass. The internet connexion is used for image transfers. Even if they cut the internet, the drone will still keep going towards its target but they won't have the images, the same as it was doing till now.
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This is pretty interesting, it looks like the NATzO quadcopter drones are only able to catch up with Russian recon drones in a straight path, so when evasive maneuvers are done the quad drones lose momentum and sight of their target
https://t.me/Slavyangrad/111732
https://t.me/Slavyangrad/111732
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Looks like this Gerbera drone is smaller than the Geran, but comes in 3 different versions, Attack, Reconnaissance, and Decoy
https://twitter.com/distant_earth83/status/1817647678223949911/video/1
https://twitter.com/distant_earth83/status/1817647678223949911/video/1
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The Russian military has significantly increased the number of long-range drone strikes against enemy targets deep in the rear of Ukraine.
According to data recently announced by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in October alone, the Russian Armed Forces deployed 2,023 Geran-2 drones , which the Kiev regime still calls "Shaheds," for air strikes. Only 1,185 of them were shot down.
As stated by the Ukrainian command, the above-mentioned number is a record for the entire duration of the current conflict. In general, according to the announced report, since the beginning of 2024, the Russian Armed Forces have launched 6987 UAVs at the territory of Ukraine.
It is worth noting that in this case, not only the number of drones launched by the Russian military attracts attention, but also the percentage of their downing by Ukrainian air defense . Based on the above data, it turns out that today the Ukrainian Armed Forces are shooting down just over half of air threats, although relatively recently they announced the destruction of 80-90 percent of drones.
In turn, this trend indicates that the tactics of the Russian Armed Forces, discussed by many experts, are working. Constant massive attacks using relatively cheap UAVs greatly deplete the Ukrainian air defense, which in the future will allow more effective use of high-precision and expensive weapons such as cruise and ballistic missiles .
https://topwar-ru.translate.goog/252993-genshtab-vsu-v-oktjabre-rf-zapustila-po-ukraine-rekordnoe-kolichestvo-dronov.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
According to data recently announced by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in October alone, the Russian Armed Forces deployed 2,023 Geran-2 drones , which the Kiev regime still calls "Shaheds," for air strikes. Only 1,185 of them were shot down.
As stated by the Ukrainian command, the above-mentioned number is a record for the entire duration of the current conflict. In general, according to the announced report, since the beginning of 2024, the Russian Armed Forces have launched 6987 UAVs at the territory of Ukraine.
It is worth noting that in this case, not only the number of drones launched by the Russian military attracts attention, but also the percentage of their downing by Ukrainian air defense . Based on the above data, it turns out that today the Ukrainian Armed Forces are shooting down just over half of air threats, although relatively recently they announced the destruction of 80-90 percent of drones.
In turn, this trend indicates that the tactics of the Russian Armed Forces, discussed by many experts, are working. Constant massive attacks using relatively cheap UAVs greatly deplete the Ukrainian air defense, which in the future will allow more effective use of high-precision and expensive weapons such as cruise and ballistic missiles .
https://topwar-ru.translate.goog/252993-genshtab-vsu-v-oktjabre-rf-zapustila-po-ukraine-rekordnoe-kolichestvo-dronov.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
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That would be 66 drones used per day. Not matching the reports in open source. Ukro trying to get more Patriots.
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And here it is. The man portable anti-drone system has arrived.
Its funny. I actually recognize that drone design from somewhere...
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https://iz.ru/1783534/2024-11-01/neiroset-protiv-vsu-kharakteristiki-drona-rusak-s?main_click
Rusak-S" is one of the drones of the "Rusak" family of unmanned aerial vehicles, manufactured by "Stratim" . It is currently being mass-produced . The prefix "S" in the name of the device means homing technology, Maxim Kondratyev, founder of the International Training Center for Unmanned Aviation, explained to Izvestia. According to him, this drone is interesting because when approaching a target at a distance of 500 m to 1 thousand m, the operator directs the "Rusak-S" to the designated object, and control becomes autonomous.
The expert said that this allows bypassing the enemy's "trench" EW zones, because the drone no longer needs communication with the operator, it "sees" the target itself. In addition, autonomy speeds up the work of the military - send one drone, capture the target, you can send the next one without worrying about the first
the press service of the Stratim design bureau reported in its Telegram channel, the drone has a single-board computer that captures the selected target and takes control, issuing commands to the flight controller. The functionality is similar to the Javelin homing head, while the cost is much lower.
"A neural network on a single-board computer is responsible for recognition. We trained it on terabytes of video, which allows it to find artillery, armored vehicles, and transport with high accuracy right during the flight. Recognized objects are highlighted with frames for the operator's convenience," the manufacturer's press service added.
Inaddition to other advantages, expert Kondratyev shared, "Rusak-S" switches off the camera during launch. This eliminates the operator's unmasking - the enemy will not be able to intercept the video signal and find out where the drone was launched from.
"This is a very promising weapon, because less experienced operators can be allowed to perform serious combat missions. The homing system ensures that the weapon hits the target," the source summed up.
Rusak-S" is one of the drones of the "Rusak" family of unmanned aerial vehicles, manufactured by "Stratim" . It is currently being mass-produced . The prefix "S" in the name of the device means homing technology, Maxim Kondratyev, founder of the International Training Center for Unmanned Aviation, explained to Izvestia. According to him, this drone is interesting because when approaching a target at a distance of 500 m to 1 thousand m, the operator directs the "Rusak-S" to the designated object, and control becomes autonomous.
The expert said that this allows bypassing the enemy's "trench" EW zones, because the drone no longer needs communication with the operator, it "sees" the target itself. In addition, autonomy speeds up the work of the military - send one drone, capture the target, you can send the next one without worrying about the first
the press service of the Stratim design bureau reported in its Telegram channel, the drone has a single-board computer that captures the selected target and takes control, issuing commands to the flight controller. The functionality is similar to the Javelin homing head, while the cost is much lower.
"A neural network on a single-board computer is responsible for recognition. We trained it on terabytes of video, which allows it to find artillery, armored vehicles, and transport with high accuracy right during the flight. Recognized objects are highlighted with frames for the operator's convenience," the manufacturer's press service added.
Inaddition to other advantages, expert Kondratyev shared, "Rusak-S" switches off the camera during launch. This eliminates the operator's unmasking - the enemy will not be able to intercept the video signal and find out where the drone was launched from.
"This is a very promising weapon, because less experienced operators can be allowed to perform serious combat missions. The homing system ensures that the weapon hits the target," the source summed up.
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And here it is. The man portable anti-drone system has arrived.
Its funny. I actually recognize that drone design from somewhere...
It is not rocket science... these drones have cameras in the noses so making the bodies fat is obvious and the four motors externally located around the body is a design solution too... it means you don't need fins... which just generate drag in this situation... steering is by engine thrust variation...
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In this footage, a Russian FPV drone is chasing NAziTO Ukrainian cannon fodders somewhere in the frontline,
in most videos that I watch, like the one below, the FPV operator has to land the drone close to the ground near its target to trigger the FPV explosion,
I was thinking if they can just include a trigger function to detonate the drone in mid-air without having to hit something, that way the blast from the FPV drone can be directed towards its intended target, rather than having the drone face down to hit the ground close to the target
in most videos that I watch, like the one below, the FPV operator has to land the drone close to the ground near its target to trigger the FPV explosion,
I was thinking if they can just include a trigger function to detonate the drone in mid-air without having to hit something, that way the blast from the FPV drone can be directed towards its intended target, rather than having the drone face down to hit the ground close to the target
https://t.me/warfare226/36586
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lyle6 wrote:Satellite internet is wholly inferior to fiber internet and 5g (soon 6g) mobile networks.william.boutros wrote:
When will Russia have enough satellite communication?
Leave it to Americans to have fun wasting money on inferior crap.
Satellite internet has crappy latency unless you orbit your birds at very low altitudes, and that shortens their lifspan. You could add electric engines but them you need mass for fuel. Regardless, its a non-permanent solution that requires endless launches to replenish the constellation, and IMHO its better to invest in terrestrial fibre and mobile hubs.
Satellite is however useful for global maritime use, but thats a relatively small niche and doesn't significantly alter the pro/con balance.
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For military tasks, they would help a lot. You can easily destroy terrestrial nodes of internet destroying the access to the web in a large area. Much harder to hit in space.
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