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The Russian military has downed one of several Boeing Insitu ScanEagle 2 reconnaissance drones recently supplied to Ukraine by the United States.
The drone was reportedly downed with electronic warfare means over the Zaporozhye sector, where Kiev forces have been launching attacks for nearly a week as a part of their so-called spring counteroffensive. The nearly intact wreckage was recovered by Russian troops.
It is unclear when exactly the ScanEagle 2 drone was shot down. However, a photo of the wreckage surfaced online on June 10.
The ScanEagle 2 has a top speed of 148 kilometers, an operational range of more than 100 kilometers and an endurance of over 16 hours. The drone is mainly used for reconnaissance missions. It is equipped with a day and night capable sensor, a fully digital video system and an advanced navigation system.
Last August, the U.S. announced it was giving 15 ScanEagles to Ukraine as part of a $775M military weapon aid package to assist war efforts against Russia.
The drones were not spotted in Ukraine before, which likely means that Kiev forces saved them for use in the counteroffensive.
Russian military specialists will likely study the wreckage of the downed ScanEagle. This could help develop electronic countermeasures and improve the performance of existing air defense systems against this type of reconnaissance drones.
According to the most recent briefing by the Russian Ministry of Defense, 4,563 drones of Kiev forces have been downed by air defense fire or electronic warfare means since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine over a year ago.
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reverse engineer it and send the original trophy to iran and nk
nothing to reverse anything there. nk and iran already have hypersonic missiles us is only dreaming of.
can develop stealth technology but can’t figure out a “self destruct failed mode?”
steath technology was actually a rejected soviet project for a reason.
it can not fly in rain what its use…you do know that american gear can not work in the rain
sharing is caring. it’s so nice of the americans to always provide the russians iranians and north koreans with their technology so they can study it for flaws and weaknesses to exploit. that said, the technology tends to not function as intended most the time anyways.
it’s actually true. american tech always has 20 useless features, but the rudimentary components of the device never work 🤣.
best place for it is in a display box outside of the usa embassy in moscow
well done russia…….
inferior amerikan tech add to museum of backward western history
the smithsonian will gladly accept it
oh yeah wait till you see the f35
we’ll put it in the same pile as the leopards!
the f-35 is already obsolete.
the chips and electronics can be salvaged to build multiple weapons systems.
or washing machines and dishwashers.
us tax payer dollars lying in a heap
15 minus 1…
every downed drone becomes nato technology that can be copied.
why copy the junk. but they will become easier to down
it looks like it went in nose first and wasn’t shot down. the freaks in washingtub would rather it be shot up and destroyed. getting something this intact is going to be very useful. maybe the russian military will use it themselves as it should be sending out the right sort of signals to allow it to pass by enemy radar unmolested.
now in russian museum with inferior pygmy and the stone age weapons