Glad everybody's safe! These are pretty interesting aircraft, turbojet drones: https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.php?aircraft_id=2456 https://www

Glad everybody's safe! These are pretty interesting aircraft, turbojet drones: https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.php?aircraft_id=2456 https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.php?aircraft... https://avia-pro.net/blog/tu-141 https://avia-pro.net/blog/tu-141 - designed to undertake reconnaissance missions several hundred kilometers behind the front lines at transonic speeds - Production 1979–1989, retired in RUS 1989; left in place where previously deployed for potential use in conflict (UKR); used by UKR in 2014 UKR-RUS conflict - 1000+ km/h variable speed - Variable recon payload can include e.g. photography, imaging radar, radiation detection, laser designator - Parachute recovery (brake + landing parachutes) to three-skid landing - Solid propellant booster used for takeoff - Folding wings for transport - Complete system includes "POD-3 data processing and decoding centre" - Service ceiling just under 20,000 ft. - Minimum flight altitude ~150 ft. - Range around 540 nautical miles - 1h endurance I'd love to see examples of the intelligence products from one of these, the programming method, etc.