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1 Russia is in a constant state of war here or there since ww2 2 They have over 1000 (minus ~60 destroyed/captured) Orlan-10 artillery spotting drones. https:/
by rasz 4y ago
1 Russia is in a constant state of war here or there since ww2
2 They have over 1000 (minus ~60 destroyed/captured) Orlan-10 artillery spotting drones. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlan-10 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlan-10 They may look funny with PET bottle fuel tank and Canon DSLR, but they also have modern German/Swiss/US electronics and French 640x480 microbolometer (IR camera https://lynred.com/sites/default/files/2021-07/PICO640GEN2%20Datasheet.pdf https://lynred.com/sites/default/files/2021-07/PICO640GEN2%2...)
Orlan-10 breakdown by supplier:
GPS u-blox, Switzerland.
Telemetry compass Honeywell, USA.
IMU Silicon Sensing Systems, UK.
Radio transmitter Municom, Germany.
Receiver AnyLink, Germany.
Antenna PPM GMBH, Germany.
Microbolometer - the only export restricted military grade part aka illegal AF to sell to russia after 2014 Lynred, France.
Daylight camera Canon, Japan.
Engine - Saito, Japan.