Reports that an Orlan-10 was intercepted in the skies of Odesa by a Yakovlev Yak-52 using machine guns (April 27, 2024)



by Hotrico

33 comments

  2. Someone please tell me that there are Orlan drones which can be shot down and then deploy parachutes in WarThunder or some other game.

  4. LMAO. That would be wild. But it’s not stupid if it works, I guess.

    Ukraine making the best out of the stuff they have. So, very nice.

  6. I wonder if these kind of planes couldn’t be cost effective to down cruisemissiles and drones.

  8. Odesa? Quite far for these drones. Perhaps they launched it from Transnistria?

  9. Apparently from the 70s-80s? That makes them newer than some Russian tanks!

    Imagine the buzz from flying one and shooting down a drone. Amazing.

  10. Meh, still doesn’t beat out the old lady with the jar of tomatoes.

  11. Send the ukrainians some P-51s

    This shit is amazing to watch 🤣

  12. I’m fully expecting the jets from UIA to be turned into massive drones. Imagine a A320 full of dynamite crashing into the Kremlin

    If it can be done with a little GA it can be done with an airliner with enough effort.

  13. This story is too awesome to not be true even if it’s false.

  15. The Orlan-10 is a reconnaissance, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by the Special Technology Center (STC) in Saint Petersburg for the Russian Armed Forces in 2011. The Orlan-10 features a composite fuselage that reduces its radar signature.

    Drones are usually deployed in groups of two or three; the first is used for reconnaissance at a height of 1,000 to 1,500 metres (3,300 to 4,900 ft), the second for electronic warfare and the third as a data relay. One system can include up to five vehicles.

    In 2020, a larger Orlan-30 version was introduced, with a laser designator option to increase the effectiveness of other precision weapons.

    More than 1,000 Orlan-10s have been produced (2018), with 11 different variations

    The price for one system (including 2 drones, a portable launch complex, a control station and a set of spare parts) was reportedly 5 million rubles ($150,000) in 2013.

  16. A yak? Whaaa! lol 😂
    Thank heavens the Russians have been saving their military might since World War II, lol

  17. Very possible as the Orlan-10 is actually quite slow. The Yak is twice as fast.

  18. In respect of long range recon drone, ww2 propellant fighter are really good asset. Provide also surveillance zone if the pilot has good eyes. Keep them simple, no radars.or costs skyrockets.fast

  21. What’s with the parachute? Never seen that on a drone before.

  23. I haven’t heard of a Yak-52 since Command and Conquer Red Alert.

  29. A yak!? Holy God that’s like seeing a p-51 mustang in combat.

  31. I wonder if the operator watched the feed until the end. I would imagine it would be comparable to seeing a dude climb in your girl’s bed while you are FaceTiming her, probably. Why does it still have the chute attached? I would want that thing to crash not calmly float down into my enemy’s open arms.

  32. In response, Russia is deploying lend lease P-39 Air Corbras.

  33. My god give them super tucanos! These things are the most cost efficient way for shooting down garbage like this… and air mopeds.

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