One year into the Ukraine conflict, Moscow has introduced a VR-controlled Unmanned Aerial Vehicle that is expected to give it additional firepower in the skies.
Russia has added a new weapon to its armoury – a small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) – days after its “special military operation” in Ukraine entered the second year.
The Russian Defence Minister released a video of what has been described as “small Boomerang copter-class small FPV drones” to be used to destroy Ukrainian positions.
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The small drone can be operated by two soldiers: an operator and an assistant. The operator controls the drone using special Virtual Reality (VR) glasses, detecting and destroying the target. On the other hand, the assistant launches the drone and tracks its flight direction on a map, guiding the operator and correcting his work, the Russian government said.
“Boomerang has a simple design of a sports drone with four propellers, four small motors, a massive battery, and a special magazine filled with high-explosive plastic explosives,” it added.
Boomerang has a high-speed capacity of up to 170 kilometres per hour, and thanks to its huge battery, it can stay in the air for at least three hours.
Since it’s a small flying object, it has an easy manoeuvring capacity and is extremely easy to control. Moreover, the VR orientation makes it possible to follow a route quickly.
Another technical speciality of the Boomerang does not have a satellite communication module for which “anti-drone electronic means are useless against it”.
“Unlike conventional aircraft, the Boomerang does not have a satellite communication module. An anti-aircraft weapon is thus almost powerless against him. The operator controls the drone at a minimum height, almost touching the treetops,” the statement added.
Sources: Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation; TRT World