Richard Marsden
The Telegraph
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The Russian military repelled another wave of attacks by Kiev forces in the region of Kursk, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on August 22.
“Over the past 24 hours, the AFU [Armed Forces of Ukraine] losses have amounted to more than 300 Ukrainian troops and 23 units of hardware, including three tanks, 20 armored fighting vehicles, one artillery gun and 15 motor vehicles,” the ministry said.
“Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted more than 4,700 Ukrainian troops, 68 tanks, 27 infantry fighting vehicles, 53 armored personnel carriers, 336 armored fighting vehicles, 148 motor vehicles, 32 artillery guns, five SAM [surface-to-air missile] launchers, ten MLRS launchers, including three of HIMARS system and one of MLRS [multiple launch rocket] system, six electronic warfare stations, as well as four units of engineering vehicles, including two counter obstacle vehicles and one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle,” it added.
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Drone Lancet-51 Improved by Russia, Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdmd7EcJa4w
Russian Drones "Lancet-E" received permission for export, a representative of "Rosoboronexport" reported. Drone "Lancet-E" received an advertising passport, that is, the possibility of sales abroad. Complex "Lancet-E" is an export analogue of drone "Lancet". Complex "Lancet-E" includes reconnaissance drone Z-16-E and two loitering munitions "Lancet", designated as drone "Product 51-E" and "Product 52-E" with different characteristics. There is also drone "Lancet-53" and drone "Lancet-55" called as "Product-55", more details about it in the link to the video in the comments to the video. Drone "Lancet-51" was modernized, adding a thermal imager and increased the flight range to 80 km. Technical characteristics of the drone on the screen. The takeoff weight of the Lancet-51 drone is 12 kg, the mass of the warhead is 5 kg, it has been increased slightly, but by how much is unknown. The drone has optical-electronic and automatic guidance since 2023. The drone is equipped with an infrared camera, a laser target designator, a gas analyzer and a radiometer to search for targets. It is reported that the drone does not use GPS and determines coordinates from various sources and objects, electronic maps of the area may be used. The drone's software effectively counteracts electronic warfare. The Lancet-51 drone has an electric engine and allows it to reach speeds from 110 km / h to 300 km / h, with a flight time of up to 60 minutes. The price of the Lancet-51 and Lancet-52 drones is 35-40 thousand dollars. The predecessor of the Lancet drone is the Cube drone.
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