Hunter, Orion and Geranium: Fastest Russian Drones Used in Ukrainian Conflict globalsecurity.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from globalsecurity.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The famous Geranium-2 kamikaze drone has a maximum speed of about 180-200 kilometers per hour, although veteran Russian combat aircraft pilot Vladimir Popov revealed last month that an upgraded jet version of this UAV can reach a speed of about 450-600 kilometers per hour.
According to Soviet and Russian Army veteran and military expert Ret. Col. Andrei Koshkin, the new additions to Russia’s combat arsenal will include UAVs such as Lastochka (Swallow) strike drones, FPV drone Upyr and upgraded FPV drone Rusak, as well as the Zhuravel (Crane) UAV complex and “various kamikaze copters.”
Part of the breakthrough in the development of Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik (“Hunter) is the introduction of artificial intelligence elements into the control loop of the machine"