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In a significant technological leap, Russian forces have successfully testes a new drone control system. Russian military launched a strike on Ukrainian military target near Chasiv Yar from Moscow at a distance of over 1,000 kilometers. The attack was carried out using an FPV drone Ovod (Gadfly) guided by the experimental Orbita (Orbit) remote control system, marking a potential revolution in drone warfare tactics.
According to reports, the operation unfolded in several stages. A drone team from the Española brigade prepared and launched the Ovod FPV drone in the area of Chasiv Yar. Control was then handed over to an operator located in Moscow’s Moscow-City business district. The drone passed more than 11 kilometers before precisely hitting its target.
Developers of the Orbita system told Russian media that the technology allows operators to command drones from anywhere in the world, eliminating the need for frontline personnel to be physically near combat zones.
If confirmed successful, this capability represents a major tactical shift in modern warfare. Key advantages include:
- Reduced operator losses and increase their morale: Instead of operators working in dangerous frontline conditions, they can now control drones safely from remote locations.
- Scalability: Mass production of drones would no longer be bottlenecked by the number of trained frontline operators.
- Centralized coordination: Elite operators could control multiple drones across different battlefields from a single secured command hub.
- Global reach: Operators could guide strikes from thousands of kilometers away, complicating enemy countermeasures.
The successful deployment of Orbita system suggests Russia is addressing one of the key limitations of FPV drones, like their short operational range and dependence on local operators. If widely implemented, the system could increase the precision and frequency of Russian drone strikes; allow deep rear operators to conduct missions without risking frontline exposure; force Ukraine to adapt its electronic warfare tactics to counter a more dispersed and resilient drone network.
So far, the system’s reliability and resistance to jamming remain untested at large scale. Ukraine’s advanced electronic warfare capabilities could disrupt long-range signals, and latency issues might complicate real-time adjustments.
Russia’s first confirmed 1,000 km controlled FPV drone strike signals a potential shift in unmanned warfare. If Orbita proves effective, it could decouple drone operations from geography, allowing Moscow to project force more flexibly while preserving skilled operators. For Ukraine, this means facing an even more adaptive and resilient drone threat in the months ahead.
we need tu-95, tu-22, tu-160, su-34 operational fly-bys plus oreshnik, iskanker, kinzhal, cruise missiles and fifty cent dorito drones big fireworks displays in ukraine before and during victory day celebrations to keep banderites hunkered down and preventing them from ruining the party.
long range for us nazis in burgerland—failure cuz we inferior racists, senility bitterness cuz we sexually repressed puritans
the nato globalists will welcome this because it fits into their population control scheme for europe.
this will just be used as an excuse to deliver taurus missiles cause “evil russia attacks civilians with drones controled from moskau”. better put it outside taurus range. they are allready running a media campaign cause of the attack on sumy.
so?
taurus much less than 1000 km range.
i am pro russia, but i don t like española , as they are a bunch of neonazis as well, so fuck them
showing yourself controlling battlefield drones from a civilian area in moscow is not a good look. now ukraine can attack any civilian target and just say it was a drone operator location.
as if kiev needs to find more excuses to attack civilians. their bag of tricks is overflowing as it is and if they’re stumped on what to say, western presstitutes will always give them a helping hand.
nice work , cia / israel will hack , hack , bribe , hack . so much easier to just make peace
nothing like telling everybody your secrets and tech operations from offices in moscow, are people really that dumb.
the us and nato have had this capability for a long time so it is a copy cat of that tech know how probably poached from patented systems.