In addition to the Inokhodets-RU reconnaissance and strike UAVs, the Forpost-RU reconnaissance and strike UAVs are also operating quite intensively on the front lines. Their main armament is the KAB-20 guided munitions, equipped with semi-active laser homing heads.
Also, the Forpost UAVs can be equipped with a wide range of electronic reconnaissance modules, as well as small-sized AESA side-looking radars for radar monitoring of the surface for the operation of radio-contrast enemy equipment.
The range of electronic reconnaissance can reach more than 250 km through passive interferometric sensors, up to the radio horizon, depending on the operating altitude.
Main tactical and technical characteristics of the Forpost-RU UAV:
- Fuselage length — 5.8 – 5.85 m
- Fuselage diameter — 1.4 m (excluding antenna)
- Wingspan — 8.5 – 8.55 m
- Application range — when using a directional antenna — 250 km, when using an omnidirectional antenna — 150 km
- Takeoff weight — 454 kg
- Engine — Jabiru 2200 with a power of 45 hp
- Fuel tank capacity — 142 l
- Flight speed: cruising — 111 km/h, maximum — 204-220 km/h Practical ceiling — 5795-5797 m
Earlier, www1.ru wrote that the range of Iskander-M missiles has been increased to 750 km. One of the publications claims that now these means of destruction are able to reach the Zvyagel-Khmelnik-Zhmerinka-Shargorod line.
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