The Ukrainian Armed Forces managed to shoot down a very rare unmanned aerial vehicle of the Russian army. He
What is known
The drone was armed with at least onecorrected aerial bomb KAB-20. He was knocked down a long time ago. The date is not specified. However, documentary evidence has only now appeared. The photo was published by analysts @UAWeapons.
#Ukraine:The remains of a very rare Russian Orion unmanned combat aerial vehicle which was shot down by the Ukrainian military over #Kherson Oblast. The drone was armed with at least one KAB-20 guided aerial bomb.
Though this loss is not recent, it appears to be undocumented. pic.twitter.com/JTdWGq4sfR
— ???????? Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) May 14, 2023
Orion is a very rare medium-altitude dronegreat long flight. The Russian army is armed with several dozen such drones. The manufacturer is the company "Kronstadt".
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The drone has a wingspan of 16.3 meters, a height of 3.2meters and a length of 8 meters. It is capable of carrying up to 200 kg of payload or combat load. The range of the drone is 250 km, and the flight duration is 24 hours with a load of 60 kg.
The Orion is equipped with a 115 horsepower (86 kW) engine. The cruising speed of the drone is 120-200 km/h. During the flight, the drone can rise to a height of up to 7500 meters.
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As for the KAB-20, which the Orion was equipped with, it is a guided aerial bomb, i.e. analogue of JDAM. The weight is 20 kg. The ammunition has a high-explosive fragmentation warhead.