At present, the fierce war between Russia and Ukraine has been carried out for 45 days, during the period when Russia launched a special military operation against Ukraine, Russia's drone power has rarely been publicly dispatched, but Ukraine is constantly using TB-2 drones purchased from NATO country Turkey to launch various types of strikes against Russia, TB-2 drones Cost is quite low as long as 500,000 US dollars, once the missile is launched to destroy Russian tanks or other weapons and equipment, Then the blow of the TB-2 UAV has been worth the cost, even if it is shot down, Russia has used electronic warfare equipment on the Ukrainian battlefield, field air defense systems to threaten the TB-2 UAV, Russia has said in the war report for many consecutive days, shot down the Ukrainian military TB-2 UAV, but there are signs that Ukraine is still buying TB-2 UAVs from Turkey, and there are 34 more to be put into combat.
On April 9, the bad news came again from the Russian-Ukrainian battlefield, according to a news reported by the Ukrainian media, the Ukrainian army has successfully shot down a Russian Orion Tada integrated UAV, and this also revealed that Russia has sent the most advanced Orion Tada integrated UAV to the battlefield, from the wreckage of the shot down Orion Tsatat integrated UAV, the UAV, there are a large number of bullet holes on the wings, and there are also bullet holes of different sizes on the tail, This means that the Orion strike drone was shot by anti-aircraft missiles or other weapons, not electronic warfare weapons, which also shows that Ukraine's current electronic warfare capabilities are quite limited.
It is understood that this is the first time that the Ukrainian military announced that the Orion Tsatat UAV was shot down on the Battlefield in Ukraine, from the comprehensive performance point of view, the strength of the Orion Tsatat UAV is significantly better than the TB-2 UAV made in Turkey, because from the range and load point of view, the Orion UAV is equivalent to the Chinese People's Liberation Army's Pterodactyl and Rainbow 4 UAV, while the strength of the U.S. MQ-9 Grim Reaper UAV is comparable, and there is satellite communication equipment on the back. The TB-2 UAV is not equipped with satellite communication equipment and cannot use satellites for command.
Although Russia's Tatta integrated UAV was smashed into pieces by Ukraine, causing the Russian military to suffer again, but Russia should also be thankful, because the task at that time was performed by the UAV, if it was replaced by a manned fighter, then Russia will face tens of millions of losses, compared to the loss of the UAV is nothing at all, in the future period of time, Russia should invest more in such ADUA to launch a strike on Ukrainian military targets, even if it is shot down, Russia's losses will be relatively small.
However, from the perspective of the number and actual combat results alone, the number of Russian Orion TatS is quite small, which is also because the birth time of orion Tat Tweak UAVs is relatively new, and Russia does not even have many opportunities for actual combat. Until today's Russian-Ukrainian battlefield, Russia has used the Orion Tsatta integrated UAV, but this conflict has also inspired Russia to strengthen investment in the field of drones in the future. Text/Iris