The Starlink satellite communication system has stopped working on Russian Geran-3 strike drones and the BM-35 Italmas at speeds above 90 km/h. This was reported by the Telegram channel "Voennyi Osvedomitel".
This limitation makes it impossible to use long-range fixed-wing UAVs.
Military expert Yuri Knutov explained that the advantage of Starlink is that the drone flies at a lower altitude, stays out of the field of view of air defense systems, and is less susceptible to interference from electronic warfare assets.
Knutov added that Russia is developing its own satellite system for monitoring ground targets, "Rassvet," which will become an analogue of Starlink.
The Zorky Earth remote sensing satellite system will primarily handle optical reconnaissance. The analogue of Starlink will be the Rassvet satellite system, which is expected to appear next year. And the first Zorky satellites should begin carrying out tasks as early as this year.
Earlier, footage appeared online showing Russian Geran-2, Molniya-2, and BM-35 Italmas strike drones with Starlink terminals.