- Ukraine said it had used a new long-range rocket-drone hybrid for the first time.
- The “Palianytsia” is designed to target Russian aircraft stationed at air bases inside Russia.
- A video shared by Zelenskyy suggested it may be able to hit targets 400 miles inside Russia.
My first choice would be for the war to end. Punishing Russia for continuing it is an acceptable alternative, however.
I hope one ends up straight in Putin’s ass.
You kidding? That guy is a little bunker bitch. Any time a Ukrainian mosquito flies into Russian territory, he runs to hide.
I bet he had has epic bunkers.
Putin will fear this.
What’s the difference between a “rocket drone” and a missile?
The biggest difference currently would be the ability to be piloted? These glide bombs have huge range and can turn, so that’s my bet: these can be piloted through some connection and have a target location fallback or something.
https://iv.melmac.space/watch?v=5ArBt0AFKyU
Looks like it can have a connection or function autonomously, and the other factor making it a ‘drone’ would be cost compared to competing glide bombs. It’s also ground launched, which is similar to drones, but it does require a launch system of some sort, which a lot of drones do not :)
Footage of an early prototype showed a jet engine in an overall pretty compact design. It’s basically miniature cruise missile and called a drone possibly because of a smaller payload.
It may also be called a “rocket drone” to downplay the escalation in the eyes of Russia. “This is just another drone, just as the drones we’ve already used to hit into Moscow, so no escalation.”
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