Details and Electronics of Russian Kamikaze Drone "Klin" Revealed

Components from the USA, China, and Australia found in the drone's design

Foreign sources have revealed detailed characteristics and internal schematics of the Russian loitering munition "Klin". Components from the USA, China, Australia, Taiwan, and South Korea were found in the drone's design. This was reported by the Telegram channel "Razrabotchik BPLA".

The apparatus is built according to the flying wing aerodynamic scheme. The fuselage length reaches one and a half meters, and the wingspan approaches two meters. The propeller rotation is provided by a Chinese-made brushless electric motor Scorpion F-4225-500KV V2.

The main element of the onboard electronics is the American computing module NVIDIA Jetson TX2. It processes machine vision data and allows the drone to independently find and acquire targets without constant operator control. Similar chips have previously been found in other Russian systems: reconnaissance drones, attack "Lancets", Zala devices, and later series of "Geran-2".

Flight control is managed by the Australian Cube Orange controller. Precise coordinates are determined by the Chinese navigation receiver Holybro F9P with support for high-precision RTK correction. Commands are transmitted via LoRa radio channel based on the Ra-01H module from Ai-Thinker.

The study of the internal components shows that Russian developers actively use imported microelectronic components in mass-produced models.

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