A downed Mohajer-6 drone, exported to Russia from Iran, was spotted in the Kursk region. A local resident spotted the drone and decided to inspect it in detail.
The video also captured the drone’s tail number, ER-858. This alphabetic system of tail numbers indicates that the drone was exported from Iran to Russia.
Ghaem-5 bomb
It should be noted that the Russians started using Mohajer-6 drones back in 2022, as they did not have its own long-range unmanned aerial systems.
Currently, drones of this type are not actively used, as their weapons are designed to be used from relatively long distances to the target.Although it was primarily designed for intelligence operations, surveillance, reconnaissance, and firepower (it carries up to four rounds of ammunition).
The “Iranian” Mohajer-6 drone captured by Ukrainian forces. October 2022. Ukraine
This is not the first time a Mohajer-6 drone has been lost to Russian air defense and electronic warfare.
In June 2023, the wreckage of a Mohajer-6 drone was found on the territory of the temporarily occupied Crimean peninsula, which fell due to its jamming by electronic warfare.
The Mohajer-6 drone has a maximum takeoff weight of 600 kg, a payload of 100 kg, and a range of 200 km. Its maximum speed is 200 km/h, its flight duration is 12 hours, and its maximum flight altitude is 5400 meters.
The drone’s hardware is mostly foreign. The drone has Japanese, Chinese, and American cameras and a laser rangefinder. These are mostly civilian components and are not considered military goods.
Source: MILITARNYI
The close-up footage shows the drone’s armament, which consists of two Ghaem-5 guided bombs.