Russia is launching a faster Geran-5 at Ukraine that satellite jamming may no longer knock off course, a monitoring channel says
The drone can steer by images of the terrain below, and its extra speed makes it harder for interceptors to catch, though Ukrainian officials have not confirmed the system.
Russia has introduced a new variant of the Geran-5 drone that can navigate using ground imagery instead of satellite navigation, according to the Ukrainian monitoring channel Polkovnyk GSh. This K5 variant features a new fuselage and operates faster than its predecessors, making it difficult for Ukraine's interceptors to catch. A presidential adviser on defense technology, Serhii Beskrestnov, known as Flash, reported that a second Russian drone filmed a strike on Kyiv live and transmitted control signals to the drone that executed the attack.
Russian President's air war on Ukrainian cities has evolved into a constant race of adaptations, with Russia improving its drones' speed and self-navigation capabilities.
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