For the first time, Russian sailors used reconnaissance drones from aboard the ship to control the hit of KALIBR cruise missiles during exercises. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Dmitry Kornev commented on the naval use of drones.
For the first time, Russian sailors used a non-standard method of objective control of hitting coastal targets by UAV calculations, the press service of the Southern Military District told reporters.
According to RIA Novosti, the crew of the small rocket ship "Veliky Ustyug" conducted training firing with the use of the Kalibr missile system. Reconnaissance drones were used to control the missiles hitting the target.
"For the first time, the servicemen used a non-standard method of objective control of the destruction of coastal targets by the calculations of the Orlan-10 and aIleron-3 UAVs, launching drones from the flagship of the Dagestan missile ship flotilla," the district said.
On the air of Sputnik radio, the editor-in-chief of the site MilitaryRussia.ru Dmitry Kornev noted the need to use drones for military purposes.
The use of drones from the ship is associated with a number of difficulties, but this is a promising direction, the expert continued.
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