Russia unveils new Kamikaze drone-Russia Beyond

At the weapons exhibition "Alumina 2021" held in the suburbs of Moscow at the end of August 2021, Kalashnikov Konzern unveiled a new small drone that can carry a bomb.

This is the latest version of the 2019 project `` KUB'' developed to create a drone group where each aircraft carries a bomb of 3 kilograms and flies toward the enemy ship (all other targets) without being noticed by the enemy. You can destroy the target.

At this point, the company has completed national military testing and has also developed a dedicated launcher that can accommodate 15 drones at the same time. This launcher can be mounted on small speedboats and light armored vehicles.

"This drone is a barrage bomb that can wait for hours in the air or immediately fly to a target in a group and blow it up. It's small and quiet unlike foreign products thanks to a completely silent engine. "Nikita Hamitov, director of special projects for the Zara Group, who is responsible for the development of this weapon at Kalashnikov Konzern, said.

According to him, the drone can be used against any target in land, sea or air.

Russian KUBs differ from foreign products in many ways.

"There aren't many such weapons on the market. Foreign companies tend to build drones with 80 kilograms of bombs. This is more powerful than ours, but more expensive and louder. We make it. What I wanted was a small, stealth weapon that could work in groups, "Hamitov explains.

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These differences make KUB unique in the market. The company plans to launch the aircraft in the international market in the future, but it is unclear when that will happen. The first step is to concentrate on the orders of the Russian Ministry of Defense and deliver the aircraft to the Russian army.

How this drone works on the battlefield

"The most recent use of these kamikaze drones was in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The Azerbaijani army used bombs to destroy Armenian armored vehicles and air defense systems and confuse enemies. We used the drones on board a lot, "said Ivan Konovalov, director of development at the 21st Century Technology Promotion Foundation.

While these suicide drones have proved to be very effective, Russian troops have also been surprised by the conflict in Syria.

"Syrian terrorists have repeatedly launched suicide drone attacks on our Hmeimim base. Their engineers have built small toy-sized helicopters, loaded them with bombs, and sent dozens of them to our base at the same time. "That's right," recalls Konovarov.

The Hmeimim Air Base was protected by a self-propelled medium-range surface-to-air missile and anti-aircraft gun system "Pantsir-S-1". This weapon was developed to intercept expensive weapons such as cruise missiles and fifth-generation jet fighters. It's uneconomical to use a $ 15 drone corps with a small bomb.

"The Pantsir-S-1's ammunition consists of guided missiles and shells, each costing thousands of dollars. Shooting down a terrorist drone leaves the base vulnerable to high-tech aviation weapons systems," Konovalov said. Point out.

The Russian army was keenly aware of the need to build cheap weapons for drones. Companies have developed a 57 mm self-propelled anti-aircraft gun capable of firing shotguns and a new wireless electronic system that can turn off drones in flight.

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