russian media explains in detail the "cube" drone: outstanding swarm strike capability
2024-10-07
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reference news network reported on october 7according to a report on the russia today tv website on october 5, rostec announced that the "cube" suicide drone can launch swarm strikes against enemies. in addition, before launching an attack, the drone can hover over a specific location to attack the target at the best time. the company noted that thousands of these drones have been produced and put into combat. analysts say that the swarm strike function improves the ability of drones to penetrate air defense systems, allowing them to cause greater damage to enemy targets.
retired russian colonel anatoly matvichuk explained that the target is sometimes not a single facility, but may have multiple aiming points. cluster strikes can cause maximum damage to such targets and paralyze them.
rostec stated that it is difficult and costly for traditional air defense weapons to fight cube drones because modern air defense systems and their ammunition are very expensive.
matvichuk said: "today's anti-aircraft weapon technology is as advanced as it is expensive. for example, it is not cost-effective to use a missile worth $1 million to deal with a drone worth $25,000."
according to reports, the "cube" drone was launched by kalashnikov (a subsidiary of rostec), and its research and development unit is its subsidiary zara company. this weapon is used to kill enemy manpower, military equipment and radar.
rostec president sergei chemezov told russian president vladimir putin in july this year that the advantages of this system are concealed launch, high accuracy, no noise, and easy operation.
according to reports, the "cube" drone has demonstrated its high efficiency in killing enemy effective forces. the drone warhead is made of an explosive substance that is 50% more powerful than trinitrotoluene (tnt) explosives and carries a large number of fragments. rostec emphasized that the high killing density of warheads when they explode makes defensive equipment almost useless. in addition, the "cube" drone has high accuracy and can destroy enemy targets regardless of the terrain.
the developer said during a project presentation in 2019 that this drone can fly at a speed of 80 kilometers to 130 kilometers per hour for 30 minutes, with a payload of 3 kilograms, and is launched using a special catapult.
after the drones began to be delivered, the developers immediately began to modify them. at the end of 2023, kalashnikov president alan lushnikov said that the first batch of "cube" drones with more powerful warheads had been delivered to the army. this variant was made according to military requirements and is almost new.
later it was reported that the "cube" drone could hit targets more than 50 kilometers away. for now, kalashnikov is still perfecting its product. for example, developers are introducing neural networks to drone operations.
alan lushnikov said in an interview with tass in august: "we are studying the use of automatic target designation systems for guided cruise missiles at the end of flight. this is one of the important directions for transforming our products."
rostec stressed that high-tech production of unmanned attack aircraft is expanding year by year, which makes it possible to increase production to meet the needs of the military.
in february this year, it was reported that the izhevsk unmanned systems company, which produces "cube" and "tachyon" drones, will increase production tenfold this year.
matvichuk said that the russian military-industrial complex will continue to increase the production of "cube" drones and other drones to meet the needs of the russian military. the expert said: "drones are the future. they are used by the smallest troops and strategic clusters. each drone has its own purpose. i think that unmanned aerial vehicles will continue to be updated and their production will increase as needed. increase." (compiled by he yingjun)
