Ukrainian Defense Forces shoot down a rare Russian Orlan-30 drone (video)
Ukraine’s Armed Forces shoot down another Russian Orlan reconnaissance-level unmanned aerial vehicle.
What is important in this story is that the Defense Forces managed to eliminate the Orlan-30 drone. You can see the wreckage of the drone in the video below. The video contains profanity. Details of the UAV’s destruction were not reported.
Since February 2022, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have destroyed hundreds of Russian drones. Oryx analysts counted 144 Orlan-10 drones. The Eagle-30 is a much rarer bird. According to Oryx, there is photo or video evidence of only six downed drones.
“The Orlan-30 has a maximum takeoff weight of 27 kg and can carry up to 8 kg of payload. In particular, electronic intelligence means. The unmanned aerial vehicle can accelerate up to 170 km/h, climb to an altitude of 5 km and has a range of 300 km.
