The Russian plywood drone "Gerbera" was created as a maximally simple and inexpensive platform capable of overloading air defense. But now new configurations have appeared, less and less resembling ordinary decoy targets, analysts from "Voennaya Khronika" reported.
Some units are equipped with stabilized optoelectronic systems with 40x optical zoom, three-axis stabilization, and automatic object detection and tracking functions.
The main thing here is not the mass of the warhead itself, but its combination with optics and a control channel.
At the same time, equipment for MESH communication is appearing, allowing for network interaction between drones.
Gerberas also receive a 12-element CRPA antenna "Kometa-M", which increases the resistance of satellite navigation to electronic interference.
Chinese XK-F358 modules from Shenzhen Xingkai Technology, intended for robotics and unmanned systems, among other things, were also found in the equipment.
Previously, the reconnaissance drone began to be used as a "mother ship" for small drones. After deployment, the Gerbera acts as a flying repeater, providing video signal transmission. A special coating makes the UAV invisible to radars of anti-aircraft systems.
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