MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA – JUNE 25, 2019: A ZALA Lancet-3 attack drone developed by Kalashnikov Concern on display at the Army 2019 International Military Technical Forum at Patriot Park. Marina Lystseva/TASS
The Russian military damaged or destroyed 33 different targets of Kiev forces using Lancet loitering munitions during the past week.
The Ukrainian losses between June 30 and July 6, all documented in video by Lostarmour.info, were:
- Four Self-propelled howitzers, including one Polish-made Krab, one German-made Panzerhaubitze 2000 and one Ukrainian-made Bohdana;
- 18 Towed howitzers, including five American-made M777, one M198 and one M119;
- One multiple rocket launchers, a Soviet-mae BM-21 Grad;
- Two Main battle tanks;
- One armored vehicle, an American-made Humvee;
- Four air defense systems, two Soviet-made Strela-10, one Osa and one Tunguska;
- Two radars, including one AN/TPQ-50;
- One mortar position.
The Lancet was developed by the ZALA Aero Group, a subsidiary of Russia’s defense giant Kalashnikov Concern. The company produces two versions of the loitering munition, the Izdeliye-52 with an endurance of 30 minutes and a one-kilogram warhead and the larger Izdeliye-51 that has an endurance of 40 minutes and is armed with a warhead weighting three kilograms.
The loitering munition flies towards the designated area with a GLONASS-aided inertial navigation system. After arriving in the area, the operator utilizes an onboard electro-optical system via a two-way data-link to detect, track and lock on the target. A laser-ranging system then controls the detonation of the warhead.
Ukrainian attempts to stop Lancet loitering munitions with air defense fire, electronic warfare or countermeasures have so far been mostly unsuccessful.
Lostarmour.info documented 180 Lancet strikes during June. The number of documented strikes this month has already reached 29. It’s worth noting that many strikes remain classified, which means the real number of strikes could be much higher.
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this loitering guys do really know how to get a job done.
the 33 glorious targets were children’s hospital, homes, flower shop, tractor. for this vladolf give extra ghey bling bling medal to wear on red ghey pride army parade on red ghey square in moscow lbtq city 2024.