Since the end of the Second World War in 1945, high-velocity heavy calibre projectiles, explosive rounds and landmines have always remained the most favoured weapons of professional armies all across the world.
Images have emerged of a destroyed Russian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that bears resemblance to the Turkish-made Bayraktar drone. Apparently, the said drone is a very rare Russian-made drone called the ‘Corsair’ or ‘Korsar’, not to be confused with the Ukrainian Korsar Infantry Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGMs).
April 11, 2021
The Russian military is set to deploy its first unit of strike robots five Uran-9 robotic systems the Russian Ministry of Defence said on April 9.
Minister of Defence Sergei Shoigu was informed about this move during his visit to an enterprise where robotic systems for various purposes are being developed and produced.
Each robotic system includes one command post, mounted on the basis of a KamAZ vehicle, and four combat vehicles. According to the Defense Ministry, another batch of five Uran-9 robotic strike systems has been produced and is ready for delivery to the armed forces, it said.
It was reported in January that the Russian military was supplied with five Uran-9 complexes, including 20 combat vehicles, and two more robots separately.