About Russia's procurement of Iranian drones is no longer a secret. comes from the US " Washington Post " news on August 29, saying that on August 19, local time, the first batch of drones provided by Iran have been quietly pulled back to the mainland by the Russian transport aircraft . There are three drones provided to the Russian army by Iran this time, including the "Migrator-6" drone, the "Witness-129" drone, and the Witness-191. They all have the ability to carry precision guided munitions, which can greatly deter the Ukrainian army on the battlefield.
Iranian drone
In reality, the Russian army has fought on the battlefield of Russia and Ukraine for more than half a year. The Russian army did not perform well in the field of high-tech weapons, but instead fell at a disadvantage in the most popular drone wars. From time to time, they were attacked by Ukrainian drones, and the losses were getting bigger and bigger from land to sea, and even the Black Sea Fleet Command was bombed twice. Because the drone technology available in hand is too outdated and is even stuck in the era of SLR photo reconnaissance, he learned from his mistakes and decided to seek help from Iran. It is said that the first batch of aircraft would be purchased to deal with the protracted war.
Iran, which has made a major breakthrough in the field of drones, can be included in the first echelon in the global drone rankings. Even if it is not the top few, it can guarantee the last place. It seems that it is not an exaggeration to rank behind China, the United States and the United States. Russia is developing too slowly in this field. It is good to enter the second echelon with its current technical level. There are not many mature models available in the initial stage. Therefore, the Ukrainian army armed by Western drones frequently achieved important results. The Russian army was powerless before, but it was different after obtaining Iranian drones. At present, the Ukrainian army's "Kerson Counterattack" failed. At the critical moment, it is worth paying attention to whether the Russian army can turn the tables in the drone battle.
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Russian-made drone
TB-2 drone is more powerful
Currently, the main model used in Ukraine is the TB-2 drone. This all-in-one drone has shined in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and has become the biggest nemesis of the ground target on the battlefield. The maximum flight altitude is more than 8,200 meters, the maximum flight speed is 222 km/h, the maximum air stagnation time exceeds 24 hours, and the maximum payload is 150 kg. It looks average in performance, but it has become a high-end product for the Russian army. Facing the TB-2 running around in the sky but with the support of NATO intelligence system, although the Russian army can also fight from time to time, it is generally at a disadvantage.
TB-2 drone
was hit by and started purchasing it. The three models purchased from Iran this time, the Witness series performance is similar to that of the US-made MQ-1 drone. Among them, "Witness-191" is a domestic product of the US-made RQ-170 "Sentinel", with a maximum cruising speed of 300 kilometers per hour, a maximum range of 450 kilometers, and a battery life of about 4.5 hours. It adopts an internal bullet bay design, with a low payload of 50 kg, and can be equipped with two precision guided ammunition.
"Witness-129" UAV is a relatively new equipment product, with satellite navigation capabilities, a payload of 400 kilograms, and can carry four guided ammunition. In addition, the performance of the Migrator-6 drone is comparable to that of the TB-2. If these models really purchase 1,000 aircraft of this scale, it will effectively alleviate the current dilemma of the lack of drones in the Russian army and further improve the Russian military's integrated investigation and attack capabilities.
"Witness-191" UAV
Witness-129" UAV Early Model
Witness-129" UAV late model
Witness-129" UAV late model
0 Russian army has always been regarded as the second in the world, at least on par with the United States, and most people also believe that they can compete with the United States in terms of advanced weapons and equipment. However, it is indeed not strong in the field of drones. The main problem is still related to Russia's strategic positioning. When China, the United States and other countries have fully realized the potential of drones in future wars, and then began to vigorously develop related products. The Russian army is still addicted to manned fighter jets, nuclear weapons, , etc. When the Russian army came to their senses, they discovered that modern battlefield drones have become indispensable objects, and more powerful fighter jets and nuclear weapons are not easy to use in some cases.
Russian military drone technology not only lags behind China and the United States, but is even worse than Iran. In fact, Iran's drone development was earlier, and it was forced to grow after being blocked by the United States for so many years. It also constantly captures American drones with technical means and builds its own drone industry based on the successful imitation. Therefore, Iran wants to buy Russian-made fighter jets, while Russia wants to buy Iranian drones.
Iran continues to acquire American drones
Iranian drones
Iranian drones
Iranian drones
In the past decade, the number of Russian military drones equipment has increased from less than 200 to more than 2,000 today. On the surface, there are quite a lot of them, but in fact, most of them are equipped with small and light aircraft, which can only be used for battlefield reconnaissance, surveillance and other work. In the true sense, the number of large-scale drones of detection and attack integrated are very small. Due to actual combat needs, the Russian army, who had realized that it was outdated, began to work hard to catch up and took out the OK "Seahawk-10" drone, but the war was intensified and failed to be equipped on a large scale. Therefore, who is stronger in the current drone duel on the battlefield and whether the Russian army can achieve an overwhelming advantage to make a comeback depends mainly on whether the number of new drones is enough and their ability is not strong enough.
Russian military equipment drone is too small
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