In Russia, they had to knock down the drone "Pallyan": in Defense Express answered (photo)

Russian invaders knocked down an unknown UAV of 3. 5x2. 5 meters with a jet engine and a fighting part of 100 kilograms. In the aggressor country, they said that this drone is the new Ukrainian development "Palyanitsa". Photos of debris were also published. The village of Kolodne, in the area of ​​which the air defense was "hugged" the drone, located at a distance of about 100 kilometers from the border and 75 kilometers - from the front line.

"The fragments themselves are badly damaged and at the time of publication Russian sources did not report any markings," analysts emphasized. In Russia, the speed of the drone reached 400-500 kilometers per hour, and the range-400-700 kilometers. The only reason why it was identified as a "meadow" was the turbouoable engine. Experts noticed in the pictures that the drone fuselage was made of carbon fiber. It is difficult to establish its form, however, according to them, it is a "flying wing".

"That is, not the classic aerodynamic scheme of the average plan, according to the official images of" Palnyan "," - said in Defense Express. In addition, analysts recalled that "Palyanitsa" is not the only jet drone from the Armed Forces. Ukraine has repeatedly used such UAVs, including Qinetiq Banshee Jet 80. Its original version has a wingspan of 2. 5 meters and up to 3 meters long. The speed of this drone can reach 648 kilometers per hour. The weight of the combat unit is unknown.

"But Banshee Jet 80 is equipped with two engines, although of course not the fact that the second is not lying somewhere else," the experts suggested. It was one jet engine that had an unknown Ukrainian drone that was "hidden" at the beginning of the year. He was like a British and had similar size, but it was reported that his combat part weighed only 20 kilograms. Other drones were also known, but they were not made according to the "flying wing" scheme.

However, the brought UAVs may not be made in Ukraine and not belonging to the Armed Forces Arsenal. Defense Express does not rule out that Russian fighters could knock down their own drone, for example, an analogue of a jet Shahd-238. "Thus, it is more like the fact that the Russian Federation is ready to call any non-identified drone with a jet engine a" meadow ", the image of which can be the fantasy of the artist in general," analysts summed up.