Russian Lancet Loitering Munitions Took Out 75 Ukrainian Targets Past Week (Videos, Photos)

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 at least 75 targets of Kiev forces using Lancet loitering munitions during the past week.

The Ukrainian losses between May 12 and 18, all visually documented by Lostarmour.info, were:

• 16 Self-propelled howitzers, including two British-made AS-90, two Polish-made Krab, two American-made M109, two Ukrainian-made Bohdana and one German-made Panzerhaubitze 2000;
• 20 Towed howitzers, including six American-made M777, three British-Italian made FH-70 and one American-made M198;
• Seven multiple rocket launchers, including five Soviet-made BM-21 Grad and two Croatian-made RAK-12 based on American-made Humvee vehicles;
• 12 Main battle tanks, including one German-made Leopard 2A4;
• Two infantry fighting vehicles, including one American-made M2A2 Bradley ODS-SA;
• Four armored personnel carriers, including one American-made M113, one Canadian-made Roshel Senator, one American-made MaxxPro and one Dutch-made YPR-765;
• One armored recovery vehicle, a Soviet-made BREM-1;
• Two self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, including one German-made Gepard 1A2;
• Three air defense systems, including two Soviet-made Strela-10 and one Soviet-made Tunguska;
• Two electronic warfare system, one Ukrainian-made Bukovel-AD and one Ukrainian-made Nota;
• Six unidentified military vehicles;

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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 been mostly unsuccessful.

The Russian military is increasingly using Lancet loitering munitions against Kiev forces. During April, Lostarmour.info documented 159 strikes, while the number of documented strikes this month has already reached 187. It’s worth noting that many strikes remain classified.

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