The Russian army has begun protecting roads with anti-drone nets. In the video, Russian units of the 3rd Army Engineering Corps are installing anti-drone nets along roads, the maximum length of such a corridor is currently 2 kilometers. The nets are quite effective in protecting against drones, but they need to be constantly updated. The second part of the video, a Russian project by the company "Mechanical Protection Systems", to protect buildings from drones with nets.
The first footage of the launch of the Russian jet drone "Solist" has been published. It is a hybrid of a drone and a guided munition. The "Solist" complex is a disposable carrier with first-person control, like FPV drones. They are manufactured by the KEMZ concern, and the implementation is carried out by the ANO "Center Rivir". The launch is carried out from a transport and launch container. The drone allows you to attack targets and armored vehicles from above. You could say that this is an analogue of the American Javelin ATGM, only made as a drone. In the future, the Solist drone can replace mortars and ATGMs in the troops. The flight range of the Solist drone reaches 10 km, which exceeds the capabilities of most ATGMs. Ammunition from the RPG-7 and SPG-9, including cumulative, fragmentation and thermobaric charges, is used as a combat load. Serial production of drones will begin in mid-2025. The weight of the drone "Soloist" is up to 20 kg, the length is 1200 mm, the flight altitude is up to 2 km, the speed is up to 500 km/h. The price of the drone is unknown.
The Russian heavy drone "Berdysh" will be mass-produced. The drone "Berdysh" was developed by the Ural company "Uraldronzavod", which produces FPV drones "Upyr", the drone was created according to the principle: maximum efficiency at minimum cost. We can say that the drone "Berdysh" is an analogue of the so-called drones of the "Baba Yaga" type, these are heavy drones for agricultural purposes used for military purposes. "The Berdysh drone is a modular drone, depending on the tasks, it can be equipped with an updated RPO "Shmel-M", RPG-30 and other combat load. The drone can be used for reconnaissance, cargo delivery or as a communication repeater for FPV drones "Upyr". The price of the drone could not be found, but it is reported that the drone turned out to be cheaper than Chinese agricultural drones. The carrying capacity of the drone "Berdysh" up to 20 kg, flight range up to 25 km.
At the IDEX 2025 defense exhibition in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, the Kalashnikov concern presented a new Russian drone, the Kub-2-E. The loitering munition, the Kub-2-E, was developed by the Izhevsk Unmanned Systems company. Since January 2025, the Kub-2-E drone has already been used by Russian troops. There are two versions of the drone. The Kub-2-1E drone is designed to destroy manpower and unarmored vehicles. The Kub-2-2E drone can destroy UAV launch sites and lightly armored vehicles. The drone is made according to the "simple but functional" principle - it can be produced in large quantities. There is no technical information on the drone, it is known that it weighs more than 10 kg.
High-quality footage of Russian Kh-39 missiles, also known as the Izdeliye 305 missile or the LMUR missile. Kh-39 missiles are used by the Ka-52M Alligator, M-28NM Night Hunter helicopters, and the Mi-8AMTSh-VN Sapsan transport and attack helicopter. The Kh-39 air-to-ground missile can be used at a range of up to 14.5 kilometers, so it surpasses the American AGM-114 Hellfire missile, which has a range of up to 10 km. Some media outlets report that the Kh-39 can hit targets at a range of up to 20 km. The Kh-39 missile uses an inertial guidance system, supplemented by GPS and an optical seeker. The operator can even hit a window with the missile. The missile can also be used on the "fire and forget" principle, it develops a speed of up to 828 km/h (230 m/s). The mass of the missile is 105 kg, the high-explosive fragmentation warhead weighs 25 kg. The length of the missile is 1945 mm, the diameter of the body is 200 mm. There is no data on the price.
Footage of the production of Russian FPV drones "Alyosha". Currently, up to 2,400 drones are produced per month, by the end of the year it is planned to increase this figure to 18 thousand units per month. The drone has been used by the Russian army for six months. The drones are produced as part of the Alaska Project in the Rostov Region, and Russian engines and other components are already used. The drone's feature is a modular design, it is easy to change the camera to a standard, day or thermal imaging one. It is also easy to change the radio transmitter in the tail section, the drone uses control frequencies from 180 MHz to 725 MHz, shown on the screen. There is a drone model with a fiber optic cable. Judging by the video, scotch tape is no longer needed, the drone has a convenient mount for combat loads. An automatic guidance system and the ability of the drone to fly along digital images of the terrain, without using GPS, are currently being developed. In the A9 6000 version, the drone has a payload of 3 kg and a flight range of up to 10 km. Flight duration without cargo is up to 45 minutes, with cargo - up to 15 minutes. The price is about 52,000 rubles or $600.
The system of evasion from UAV and FPV drone attacks has begun to be used in Russian reconnaissance UAVs ZALA Z-16. The Z-16 UAV is produced by the Izhevsk company "ZALA AERO GROUP Unmanned Systems", it also produces Lancet drones. The essence of the system is that a camera is installed on the upper part of the UAV, which records the approach of interceptor drones. After detecting a drone, the UAV begins to automatically perform evasive maneuvers. As is known, FPV drones have a short flight time and intensive maneuvering greatly discharges the battery. Now the system is vulnerable, since it records drones only in the upper and rear hemisphere, perhaps this has already been fixed
Footage of a Russian Il-38N anti-submarine aircraft flying near the US Navy aircraft carrier Carl Vinson (CVN-70). The Il-38N is escorted by American F-35C Lightning II fighters and an F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter-bomber. The videos were taken from the Il-38N and the aircraft carrier. In 2020, a Russian Il-38 aircraft flew undetected at an extremely low altitude, 30 km away from the US Navy aircraft carrier George Washington (CVN-73). It is worth noting that it is difficult for fighters to escort the Il-38N aircraft due to its low flight speed. Fighters are forced to fly at minimum speed. The Il-38 was created in the USSR in the 1970s and then modernized
