RQ-20 Puma Air Force Miraculously survived in a clash with Russian air defense (video)
A small reconnaissance UAV RQ-20 Puma produced by the American company Aerovironment was flying, while the Russian air defense forces were noticed from the Earth. The soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation aimed at the anti-aircraft missile complex and launched a rocket. The drone chamber locked a fire cloud, and the unmanned the unmanned apparatus shook from the explosive wave. However, the RQ-20 Puma was not injured, continued its flight and left the area of enemy SAM.
According to information from Seanders_geo on the social network X (formerly Twitter), which publishes the geolocation of the staff removed in Ukraine, the Russian -made unmanned the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces were attacked in the Pologovsky district of Zaporizhzhya region. They placed their positions in the area of the villages of Chumatsk, Reshetilov and Konstantinovka. It is a battery -powered battery power system.
Its main task is to observe and collect intelligence using an electro -optic and infrared chamber. It can work even at -29 degrees. Due to the maximum speed of 83 km/h, a flight range of 15 kilometers and its duration of 2 hours, the drone is able to fly almost silently. There are modernized drones with Long-Range Tracking Antenna (LRTA)-antennae of long-range observation that increase the bond range to 60 kilometers.
And some variations of this drone have an auxiliary extraction compartment, which may contain radio -electronic fighting equipment. There are a number of countries in service, including the United States and some Western European countries. Recall that in mid-August, the United States sent to Ukraine hundreds of mini-ovary, including UAV RQ-20 Puma. Small drones in the hands of the Defense Forces of Ukraine have proved to be very effective against the numerically dominant forces of Russia.