Cheap Russian drone hampering Ukraine

Ukrainian forces say Russia is ramping up its use of low-cost suicide drones that are capable of destroying equipment many times their value and not easy to defend against


ZALA AERO GROUP LANCET-3: Russian-built suicide drone
   
Design: Cylindrical fuselage with two pairs of X-shaped wings

Payload: Relatively small explosive warhead, weighing up to 3kg

Weapon destroys itself on impact
                                                   
Camera/ sensor unit

Propulsion: Electric motor drives two-bladed propeller. Drone fired from catapult launcher

Guidance: Drone can be assigned coordinates to attack, or manually flown by operator via video feed


Lancet-3 specifications
Maximum take-off weight	12kg
Cruising speed		80-110km/h
Impact speed		300km/h
Range			40km
Endurance   		40 minutes

Length: 1.65m
     

Sources: Army Recognition, Reuters
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