Dron Mugin-5 could attack Crimea: How did you manage to turn ordinary UAVs into weapons (video)

As a drone from Alibaba in the hands of the Ukrainian military became an effective weapon and a symbol of unbreakable. In the summer of 2022, UAV with a double tail beam, which, as it turned out, can be ordered on Alibaba, attacked positions in the Saky district of Crimea occupied by Russia. The Russian media reports that "drone from Alibaba" was noticed in the occupied Crimea, in the Saky district, which is repeatedly attacked by the Armed Forces because of the air base located there.

The device survived, and now it is possible to consider it well, writes therive. com. There are black marks on the wings and tail of the drone, which immediately fall into the eye. The journalists did not manage to set their importance, but they reminded that other drones also had marks on the building, such as black crosses and green "chevrons". There is no exact data on whose drone is not.

However, the media reports, the Armed Forces recently conducted a massive attack by drones, the goals of which are located in the Crimea, so they believe that the device may belong to the Ukrainian military. The Ministry of Defense of Russia stated on March 1 that the Armed Forces "prevented a massive attack of drones on the Crimea", knocking down 6 devices with the help of air defense and failure of 4 more devices with the help of radio electronic struggle (EIT).

Russian officials clarified that they did without casualties, but did not provide any information: no photos of dropped drones, no references to where they were beaten, or where they could fly, the authors of the material emphasize. However, later on the social network Twitter appeared images of those drones that tried to attack Crimea. As mentioned above, the aircraft, removed in the territory of the Crimea, has already fallen into the field of view of the media.

This is a commercial drone that can be purchased at the Alibaba Chinese Market Play. It was possible to find out that the model is called Mugin-5, made of carbon fiber and costs from $ 5,000 to $ 10,000. Currently, the device is sold at a price slightly less than $ 9 500. Perhaps the manufacturer has increased the cost, because it realized that its product is very much in demand , journalists suggest.

The site indicates that the wingspan of the drone is approximately 5 m, the length of its fuselage is 3. 5 m, and the maximum load capacity is almost 25 kg. Mugin-5 can fly one charge up to 7 h at a speed of 119 km/h. There is also a hybrid version with vertical intake and planting of the same design, but in the photo is another drone configuration.

Of course, Mugin UAVs are not initially intended for combat purposes, and the fact that they "are able to carry a variety of amounts of amounts of load" does not mean that they should only be used as a weapon. However, engineers could well equip the ammunition aircraft by processing them into long-range drones or a kind of "slow" winged rockets. It should be emphasized that Russian armed forces also have the ability to adapt commercial drones in the same way.

Thus, in June 2022, and then in the mid-February 2023, photos appeared on social networks showing Mugin-4 aircraft. The developer on its official website informed about the presence of four Mugin-4 models, two of which are similar to the one depicted in the photo with the Russian military.

But regardless of the models, the military on both sides actively use "ordinary" drones, because they are relatively inexpensive, always accessible, quite effective, because they manage to slip past the air defense and achieve the intended goal. Journalists reminded how "Alibaba drones" attacked the Russian refinery and the Black Sea Fleet Staff in Sevastopol last year, giving an example of their use on the front.

"Alibaba drone" was also the only screw in a long range, which was known to be used by Ukrainian forces. Only this week there were two specific cases where UAVs of this type were noticed for many miles from the territory controlled by Ukraine "," It is in the material. So, on Monday, February 27, it became known that several drones-Kamikadze dropped in the Belgorod region of Russia.

There are no accurate data on the modification of one of them, but we can assume that it was a commercial drone processed for the needs of the Armed Forces. Then on Tuesday, February 28, the Ukrainian UJ-22 drone was beaten only 100 km from Moscow-never flew to the Russian capital so close to the Russian capital. It is unclear whether the UJ-22 was equipped with ammunition, but there are weapons options for him.