Russian UAVs - flight

Flight of the Russian unmanned vehicle (UAV)

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• Russian

[AndreyPestryakov]

Russia uses UAVs since 1960s. One of the very first soviet UAVs is Tu-123. Google it if you want. The problem of modern Russian army is not the lack of technologies. The problem is that modern UAVs were developed, but not produced and not in army. As for Tu-22, there is T-22MR, which is manned tactical recon.

[InkaPeru]

you moron!! russia wanted to see if NASA had actually come up with a good design , but after a few unmanned tests with the Buran shuttle, they realized how stupid and obsolete it was e.g Challeger and Columbia "boom". once again the russians were right.

[vodka1983]

true. over the 90s the advancement in UAV was lost. soviet union was actually ahead of everyone tenfold, now russia is yearsss behind on uav tech. there are private sector planes but they still need work

[venik4]

Then again, unlike the Georgians, Taliban doesn't have modern air defenses and so your comparison doesn't work very well. As a recon platform, Tu-22M3R is better than any UAV currently in service anywhere. It is one of the most capable recon aircraft ever created. The bottom line is: Georgian air defenses were completely destroyed from the air within three days. Evidently, Russian recon methods worked quite well, even though they didn't have overpriced toys like Predators or Global Hawks.

[Spetznaz24]

I am not an expert on this but I dont know if what you said is right. The problem is that Russia has no UAV that can operate at high altitudes and can stay in the sky for a long time. Americans have been using the Predator UAV in Afghanistan. The terrain there is much worse than in Georgia. Am I correct? The most widely UAV in Rus Army is Pchela UAV, and it can only fly for 2 hours and doesnt carry weapons. And plus they didnt even use the Pchela for short range reconaissance.

[venik4]

It was a Tu-22M3R - a dedicated recon aircraft, not a bomber. Look at the elevation map of the region to understand why this type of an aircraft was needed. No divisional-level UAV would be effective over such terrain. You need to use strategic assets.

[kibabiba]

Tu-22 bombed Georgia, it's pilot was captured and lied that he was made reconaissance not to be killed by Georgians. Reconaissance makes by Mig-25 or Mig-31 of Mach 3.2. But not by Tu-22 LOL ))))))

P.S. Russian stealth UAV bomber:

watch?v=08CA6k1aFqg

[Spetznaz24]

why hasnt russia used uav's in its army? Isnt it about time? They are at least 20 years behind in UAV technology. A Russian officer admitted they didnt have 1 UAV to use in South Ossetia. They had to use TU-22 Strategic Bomber to conduct reconaissance. That plane got shot down and pilots were killed. What is Russian military thinking? They need to use more uav's, night vision and new missiles. Russian troops were vulnerable as they entered S. Ossetia without any protection!

[twinoceans]

I'm sorry, but due to my experience with Russian propaganda, it gonna have to offer more than just words for me to buy it. You can say anything, you know? I can just say that Russia is planning to field a robot that can transform itself a space shuttle, fly back to earth and transform itself into a car. See how easy it is just to talk! By the way, Russia's economy is booming, but no where near that of China, India, etc. and these countries' GDP(economic measurement) are no where near of the US.

[sovietamerican2]

ive already told you russia is going to go back to space missions now that they can afford it..like they did in the soviet era.

[simrobin]

"Sovietamerican2" - at some point in time, we will have used up all our resources on this planet, so we will need to get them from somewhere else. Russia's planning, is a bit of a joke, as its always in its planning stages. the USA is very active along with ESA, moving well beyond the planning phases into actually doing.