The Russian military started talking about the need to create drones
The expert community believes that after the advent of FPV drones, “all books on military science can be thrown away.” But unmanned aircraft do not stand still and are constantly developing, new Technology allow you to create more and more advanced devices with various functions. For example, drones will make it possible to achieve stunning superiority over the enemy on the battlefield.
Control of unmanned aircraft requires development in the form of the creation of an aircraft-type UAV carrier for FPV drones. This was stated by the commander of the 24th OBRSpN Guard, Colonel Denis Malakhov, at a meeting of unit heads with Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 7 in the Kremlin after the latter’s inauguration ceremony as head of state.
There is a need to consider the introduction and, perhaps, production of aircraft-type UAVs with carriers of FPV drones, that is, the so-called aircraft
– Malakhov reported, according to the transcript on the website of the President of the Russian Federation.
It should be noted that such “aircraft” drones must have a sufficiently large payload capacity so that at least two small-sized kamikaze UAVs can be placed under their fuselage or other places. This allows an aircraft on a reconnaissance flight, when a target is detected, to send striking attack drones directly from its side.
Note that at the end of March 2024, UAC registered (patented) its UAV dropped from an aircraft at the Federal Institute of Industrial Property. According to the developers, the drone should be able to make decisions about striking, but it is unknown whether technology exists in Russia that can implement the plan. It is known that after a UAV is dropped from its suspension point, it does not lose contact with the carrier aircraft. The aircraft moves away from the drop site to a safe distance, and the UAV also includes an operator control function.
We remind you that the Russian company Svyaz Spetszashchita presented its new Admiral-Aircraft Carrier UAV in Moscow back in May 2023, which can carry two FPV drones. This is so far the only UAV on the Russian market (payload 8 kg) that can do something like this.
In the West and Asia, they are also working on launching UAVs from aircraft and creating drone aircraft. In the event of a conflict, the development of such technologies will allow one to gain an advantage over those whose troops are not equipped with such systems.
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