Larisa Kozova14:19, 09/09/24

“Orlan-10” is an extremely dangerous drone.

Anti-aircraft gunners of the 3rd Separate Tank Iron Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down the Russian ” Orlan ” UAV at a great height in a sky duel for the first time and showed a video.

“This news takes my breath away. The Iron Brigade shot down a high-altitude Russian drone for the first time in a sky duel! It happened on September 7 over the Kharkiv region. An enemy UAV “Orlan-10” was just detected, and the “Vron” group of the anti-aircraft missile and artillery division rushed to the given area. – said the military.

It is said that in cooperation with fellow border guards, the tankers determined the course and height of the target. On the spot, one soldier prepared the equipment for work, then two more members of the crew of hunters for the reconnaissance “wings” of the occupation troops came into action.

The military said that the hunt was extremely difficult. Firstly, the height is more than three kilometers, secondly, “Orlan” constantly changed direction and height.

“But thanks to the skill and coordinated actions of the “Crow” group, the reconnaissance drone was caught at an altitude of 3,620 meters and destroyed,” the message reads. 

The Armed Forces shot down the Russian “Orlan” at a great height – video

The ZSU shot down the Russian “Orlan” at a high altitude

“Orlan-10” – what is known

The brigade reminded that “Orlan-10” is an extremely dangerous drone. It can fly 600 kilometers, climb 5 kilometers, and its radius of action is 120 kilometers.

The drone detects targets and adjusts fire, intercepts radio communications, blocks mobile communications, “breaks” the GPS signal, drops ammunition from a low altitude, etc.

In the summer, social networks were flooded with photos of the downed Russian Mi-8 helicopter . The biggest surprise was that it was destroyed by a cheap, small drone of the Armed Forces. As The Economist writes, at first it was unclear whether this was a lucky hit or signs of a breakthrough in the air war. 

There have already been cases of the destruction of a helicopter by a drone. In May 2022, a Bayraktar TB2 fired a missile to destroy a Russian transport helicopter on Snake Island. However, back then it was a machine that looked like a small plane, and now the Armed Forces destroy targets with small FPV drones, most of which weigh less than 1 kg. The Economist analyzed all these events and came to the conclusion that “the Ukrainians have a certain breakthrough in the air war.

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