The Armed Forces destroyed the rare UAV "Merlin-BR" worth $ 300,000: what is it dangerous (video)

To extend: servicemen of the 3rd separate assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down a valuable Russian reconnaissance drone "Merlin-BR" with the help of a drone-interceptor. The rare "Merlin-BR" became the first destroyed goal for the new pilot, said on the page of the unit on Facebook. Initially, Ukrainian radars recorded a modernized reconnaissance drone of the SuperCam in the Kharkiv region.

However, when their FPV drones were approaching, they were struck by a rare UAV-reconnaissance of the Russians. "It was unexpected for us. We flew to a completely different UAV," the fighter said with a call sign " The Dron "Merlin-BR" was developed by the Smolensk Research Institute of Modern Telecommunication Technologies. It is designed for area intelligence in automatic and semi -automatic modes. Its cost is $ 300,000.

UAV has high endurance of flight and larger dimensions compared to other reconnaissance apparatus of the Russian Federation. These features allow him to conduct improved visual intelligence. According to the Russians, Merlin-Br can fly up to 10 hours, rise to a height of 5 kilometers and overcome the distance to 600 kilometers. UAV is equipped with opto-location equipment weighing up to 6. 5 kilograms. The camera operates in a visible and infrared range up to 30 kilometers.