The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation could first apply a new shock drone "Harpia-A1": what is known about UAV

A video that focus does not publish for ethical reasons recorded the moment of use of several barrading ammunition. At the same time, the blows were preceded by aero -intelligence, which revealed the accumulation of Ukrainian servicemen. It should be noted that the quality of the video does not allow you to determine visually what the UAV was struck, but the design of the drone is reminiscent of the characteristic outlines of the chamber's drone.

For the first time, information about the development and production of drones "Harpia-A1" appeared in September 2024 in the publication of Reuters. According to sources, it is a new generation barrel ammunition, which is similar to "Geran-2", but has improved technical characteristics. "Harpia-A1" is designed for striking for land purposes, such as equipment, fortified positions and warehouses.

According to the Russian media, the drone is equipped with GLONASS/GPS-MACE-M GPS-M antennas, resistant to radio interruption. The device can be started from remote positions, which increases the safety of operators and allows for a long time to patrol the target area in standby mode. Additionally, the drone is equipped with an optical-electronic system of correlation recognition of targets, which provides work in the conditions of active radioprotidia.

This makes Harpi-A1 especially effective in saturated air defense and radio electronic fight. We will remind, the focus wrote more about the production of Russian drones "Harpia-A1". It was then reported that more than 2,500 drones were released in Russia alone in Russia. However, as reported in Defense Express, China does not formally confirm the participation in this project.

Representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the China have traditionally stated that exports of percussion drones from the country are under strict control, and cooperation in this area with Russia is allegedly not underway. Analysts also do not rule out that the names "Harpia-A1" and "Harpia-3" can hide the modifications of the same Iranian "shahas", issued with changes and marking "for Russia".