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War & Sanctions: russia Deploys New UAV with LTE Connectivity and Remote Control Capabilities
August 20, 2025

The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine has published a 3D model and detailed specifications of a new russian UAV in the "Weapons Components" section of the War & Sanctions portal. russia is actively deploying the UAV across multiple front-line sectors.

The drone can be used for reconnaissance, precision strikes, or as a decoy to overload Ukrainian air defense systems.

This modification is equipped with a camera and two LTE modems, enabling real-time or recorded video transmission via mobile base stations and the ability to receive operator commands for course adjustments.

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In its strike configuration, the camera (with an adjustable viewing angle) and remote-control features allow the operator to guide the drone directly to its target in FPV mode.

War & Sanctions: russia Deploys New UAV with LTE Connectivity and Remote Control Capabilities

Structurally, the UAV features a delta-wing fuselage, similar in design to the Shahed-131 ("geran-1"), but slightly smaller. Navigation is handled by a jam-resistant satellite positioning system using four patch antennas and Chinese-made Allystar modules.

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Nearly half of the UAV's components, including communication modules, the onboard mini-computer, power regulator, and quartz oscillator, are manufactured in China.

The drone is powered by a DLE engine mounted at the nose, which visually and functionally resembles the "Italmas" loitering munition developed by russia's ZALA Group.

The UAV incorporates 19 Chinese components, 15 U.S.-made microchips, three Swiss STMicroelectronics microcontrollers, a TDK gyroscope-accelerometer from Japan, and a Taiwanese Ethernet controller and capacitor.

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