- please note jamming device in lower right corner of photo:
Posted on 07/10/2025 4:25:13 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
A Russian combat drone—Russia’s answer to the US MQ-9 Reaper—crashed in Kazan on July 8 after reportedly being disabled by electronic warfare.
The crash was caused by a disruption to its satellite navigation system, according to Russia’s Ural Civil Aviation Plant, which now oversees the drone’s development, Russian media, citing the company, reported on July 9.
“During the flight, the UAV’s satellite navigation was disrupted by unidentified electronic warfare equipment. The drone switched to inertial navigation and attempted a second landing pass. The landing was conducted in inertial mode, and a non-standard situation occurred,” the company’s press office stated.
The UAV in question—known as “Altair” or “Altius-RU”—was touted as one of Russia’s most advanced strike-reconnaissance platforms and a domestic rival to the US MQ-9 Reaper.
Despite being marketed as equipped with a state-of-the-art inertial navigation system—the laser gyroscope-based BINS-SP-2—the drone missed the runway by nearly a kilometer, crashing in a residential area known as Dubki.
(Excerpt) Read more at united24media.com ...
“Miss it by that much!”—Maxwell Smart
Based on its own claims, the Russian version is always better than the western equivalent, but in reality...
Russia’s inferiority complex with the United States is well earned.
The Putin has Funny story for you Ukie ;)
https://youtu.be/cZoBug7gMcc?si=HlT3wmehrxh9t7Tu
What is your side going to do when President Trump deports Kazan back to Tatarstan?
I disagreed strenuously with Kazan, and always thought that he was a Russian troll, but I hate to see any Free Republic poster suffer this way. RIP. /s
Nice official euphamism: “and a non-standard situation occurred”
Always thought of ‘Altair’ as an 8080 based personal ‘puter.
He is one with a Hot Chick.
You do like The Womenz don’t you Marky?😄
https://youtu.be/s8h4YNaX2aM
Is Kazan wearing his deportation travel Crocs?
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