Footage of the launch of the Russian drone "Lancet-52", officially called "Product 52". The launch is carried out by servicemen of the "Vostok" group of forces. The "Lancet" drone is the most effective drone of the Russian army, due to its flight range, invulnerability to electronic warfare systems and other characteristics. The drone is planned for export, and other countries have already begun to copy it.
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The first unmanned tracked platforms "Molot" have been transferred to the Russian troops. The tracked robot-drone "Molot" was developed and delivered to the troops with the support of the Nizhny Novgorod House of People's Unity. Ground drones "Molot" are designed to transport ammunition, food, medicine, transport special equipment, evacuate the wounded. Medical equipment can also be installed on it. It is not yet known on what scale the production of drones "Molot" is going, now they will begin testing them. As the developer of the transport platform Yaroslav Efremov said, the carrying capacity of the "Molot" platform is 300 kilograms, autonomy is several hours, the drone is equipped with long-range and short-range radio communications. Thanks to the modular layout, the platform can be quickly re-equipped for different tasks.
The Russian Black Sea Fleet has begun testing Katran sea drones and FPV drones. Katran is a multi-purpose unmanned boat that can conduct combat duty in autonomous mode for about 2 days. The Katran sea drone was developed by the Center for Unmanned Systems and Technologies. The manufacturer does not provide technical details. It is known that Russian Katran sea drones use satellite navigation and can be easily re-equipped for various tasks. The drone can conduct reconnaissance, carry a warhead, or search for submarines, how this is implemented is unknown. The fleet also received Skvorets FPV drones. They can even be launched from jet skis. The drone's flight range is up to 20 kilometers. Skvorets drones have protection against electronic warfare.
An episode with the Russian Pantsir-SMD-E air defense system, which was shown at the recent IDEX-2025 international defense exhibition in Abu Dhabi. An overview of the air defense system is in the link to the video in the comments to the video. The video showed for the first time three types of missiles used in the Pantsir-SMD-E air defense system, instead of two. Officially, according to press releases, 57E6-E missiles and TKB-1055 anti-drone mini missiles are used. The third type is the 57E6M-E missile with the Zavesa kinetic-action warhead. The warhead weight has increased from 20 kg to 25 kg, the missile weight has increased from 98 kg to 115 kg. With the 57E6M-E missile, the Pantsir-SMD-E air defense system can hit targets at a range of 30,000 meters and an altitude of 18,000 meters. The 57E6M-E missile increased the air defense firing range by 10,000 meters and the altitude of target destruction by 3,000 meters. The flight speed of the 57E6M-E missile was increased from 1,300 m/s to 1,700 m/s. compared to the 57E6-E missile. The 57E6M-E missile can also be used in the Pantsir-S1M air defense system.
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Footage of the production of Russian FPV drones "Alyosha". Currently, up to 2,400 drones are produced per month, by the end of the year it is planned to increase this figure to 18 thousand units per month. The drone has been used by the Russian army for six months. The drones are produced as part of the Alaska Project in the Rostov Region, and Russian engines and other components are already used. The drone's feature is a modular design, it is easy to change the camera to a standard, day or thermal imaging one. It is also easy to change the radio transmitter in the tail section, the drone uses control frequencies from 180 MHz to 725 MHz, shown on the screen. There is a drone model with a fiber optic cable. Judging by the video, scotch tape is no longer needed, the drone has a convenient mount for combat loads. An automatic guidance system and the ability of the drone to fly along digital images of the terrain, without using GPS, are currently being developed. In the A9 6000 version, the drone has a payload of 3 kg and a flight range of up to 10 km. Flight duration without cargo is up to 45 minutes, with cargo - up to 15 minutes. The price is about 52,000 rubles or $600.
The system of evasion from UAV and FPV drone attacks has begun to be used in Russian reconnaissance UAVs ZALA Z-16. The Z-16 UAV is produced by the Izhevsk company "ZALA AERO GROUP Unmanned Systems", it also produces Lancet drones. The essence of the system is that a camera is installed on the upper part of the UAV, which records the approach of interceptor drones. After detecting a drone, the UAV begins to automatically perform evasive maneuvers. As is known, FPV drones have a short flight time and intensive maneuvering greatly discharges the battery. Now the system is vulnerable, since it records drones only in the upper and rear hemisphere, perhaps this has already been fixed
A new batch of Pantsir-S anti-aircraft missile and gun systems has been delivered to the Russian troops, the quantity is not reported. It is worth noting that such deliveries are rarely reported. The Pantsir-S1 family of anti-aircraft missile and gun systems demonstrate high efficiency, including in intercepting MLRS missiles and UAVs, examples are on the channel. Touching on the topic of FPV drones, the Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile and gun system cannot currently hit them, presumably the Pantsir-SMD-E air defense system was created for this purpose, but whether it will be able to hit them is still unknown. The Pantsir-S1 air defense missile and gun system being produced today differs from the base vehicle, since it has been modified, but in what exactly is not specified. It is reported that the Pantsir-S1 air defense system has increased efficiency in intercepting UAVs, MLRS missiles and cruise missiles.
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