Employees of the Yastreb Special Purpose Aviation Detachment of the National Guard demonstrate a ZALA 421-16E unmanned aircraft. Archival photoMOSCOW, April 27As part of a special military operation, units of the Russian Guard used unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) invisible to the air defense systems of the Ukrainian troops, a source in law enforcement agencies told RIA Novosti.
"Regvardia units use ZALA 421-16E HD unmanned aerial vehicles in Ukraine, which, due to the electric motor, in combination with small sizes, composite materials and light camouflage, remain practically invisible to various enemy air defense systems, as well as visual surveillance. In particular, they are not captured by thermal homing heads for MANPADS", the source said.
He specified that this reduces losses among drones, including from small arms fire from the ground, to isolated cases. The source added, that these devices have poor contrast both in the visible and in the infrared and radar ranges. They also have reduced noise levels.
Source: Russian UAVs will be able to automatically recognize NATO equipmentThe ZALA 421-16E HD reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle was developed by the ZALA AERO company, which is part of the Kalashnikov concern. The drone can stay in the air for more than four hours, its range is 75 kilometers. It can carry various payloads, including high-definition cameras. The processing of photo and video information takes place directly on board the UAV in flight. On February 24, Russia launched a special operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine. As Putin stressed, its goal is «to protect people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» The main task of the operation in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.