Russian “Outpost” drone.Figure: Retrieved from the official website of the Russian Ministry of Defense
According to a report by Ukrayinska Pravda, soldiers of the Ukrainian Southern Air Command shot down a Russian “Forpost” reconnaissance and strike drone on the Black Sea coast on the 4th, which was worth more than NT$2. It is the most expensive military drone in active service in Russia.
According to reports, the Russian drone fell into the Black Sea following being hit by artillery fire. According to the Ukrainian military, the Outpost is the most expensive drone in active service in Russia, with an estimated value of $7 million.
After the Russo-Georgian War in 2008, Russia saw the importance of UAVs in modern warfare and began to strengthen its development planning for UAVs. After the war, a UAV unit was ordered to strengthen battlefield reconnaissance capabilities. In 2012, the UAV Aviation Development Bureau directly under the General Staff was established to be responsible for the R&D and production of UAVs, and the planning and application of troops. In 2014, the National UAV Center was established to be responsible for Personnel training and equipment testing. Russia has successively developed UAVs such as Bee-1K, Pomegranate, Sea Eagle-10, and Sentinel and installed a large number of UAVs as the main combat force of the Russian UAV force.
The “Outpost” drone is assembled and produced by the Ural Civil Aviation Factory under the Russian “Defense Industry” group under the authorization of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). . “Searcher-2” was originally a reconnaissance drone. The Russian army mounted 2 anti-tank missiles to it, and it became a simple reconnaissance and strike integrated drone.
