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The Kronshtadt Orion is a family of Russian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) developed by Kronstadt Group. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] There are several variants of the drone, both for Russia's domestic and export market.
Russian unmanned air system developer Kronstadt Group partnered with Ilyushin to develop an autonomous aircraft demonstrator based on the Il-112. Emerged after the bankruptcy of the Transas Group, St. Petersburg-based Kronstadt is developing the medium-sized Orion UAV, unveiled at the July 2017 MAKS air show. [23]
On August 24, 2021, the Russian Ministry of Defense signed a contract with the Kronstadt company for the supply of the Sirius drones. [3] On January 27, 2022, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that deliveries of Sirius drones would begin in 2023. [4] By August 2023 Sirius made its first flight. [5]
The Russian armed forces have used the Eleron-3 in the Russian-Ukrainian War in Donbas since 2014, and in military operations in the Syrian Civil War since 2015. [3] In the early stages of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian reconnaissance drones like the Eleron-3 were rarely used; but that changed later on.
Ukrainians tell of their fear as BBC Verify analyses videos appearing to show drone strikes on civilians.
However, in July 2023, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu stated that the supplies of Orlan-10 and -30 drones had surged 53 times since early 2022. [ 25 ] On 17 October 2023, Andrii Biletskyi , commander of the Ukrainian 3rd Assault Brigade , said that the Orlan was an issue for Ukrainian forces due to its resistance to jamming and ability ...
Across the hills and valleys of the east, Ukrainian artillery units play a cat-and-mouse game with Russian drones hunting high-value artillery weapons such as this self-propelled Panzerhaubitze 2000.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is deeply concerned by a report that Russia has a secret war drones project in China that appears to be an instance of a Chinese company providing lethal ...