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First Shahed Shot Down in Kursk Region: Ukraine has Officially Codified Cyclops Drone (militarnyi.com)
submitted 2 days ago by Delta_V@lemmy.world to c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz
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...The Ukrainian defense ministry reported that the drone is highly maneuverable and provides precise and smooth control at various speeds.

The Cyclops UAS was developed by a Ukrainian company. The system has several variants.

The first variant is less expensive, simpler in design, and easier to operate. These are designed to engage ground targets, as well as slow-moving aerial targets at low altitudes.

The second variant has significantly higher tactical and technical characteristics and is designed to effectively engage high-speed Shahed drones at high altitudes...

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[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Are these single-use kamikaze drones or do they fire projectiles at targets?

[–] Delta_V@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

I haven't seen any evidence they're equipped with guns if that's what you mean.

They probably have a proximity fused HEAT charge in a fragmentation-optimized case.

The resemblance to a WWII-era fighter-bomber suggests it might also be effective in a reusable role, dropping grenades on targets too far away to be hit by quadcopters, and then returning to base.

[–] Glowstick@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Look at the size of it in the pictures in the article, it's got just a 3 foot wingspan, so there's no way it's more than a kamikaze explosive

[–] Delta_V@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The airframe reminds me of an Me-262.