{"id":197059,"date":"2025-06-19T11:54:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T11:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/197059\/"},"modified":"2025-06-19T11:54:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T11:54:24","slug":"first-ai-equipped-radio-controlled-russian-shahed-drone-discovered-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/197059\/","title":{"rendered":"First AI-equipped, radio-controlled Russian Shahed drone discovered in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stock photo: Getty Images<\/p>\n

A Russian Shahed drone fitted with a camera, an artificial intelligence module and a radio control system allowing it to be controlled from Russia has been discovered in Ukraine, the first time such a drone has been found in the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Source: <\/strong>Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov<\/a>, a specialist in military radio technology, as reported by Mezha Media<\/a>, a technology and IT news platform within Ukrainska Pravda’s holding company<\/p>\n

Details. <\/strong>Beskrestnov states that the development of such a Shahed had been known for some time, but this marks the first confirmed use.<\/p>\n

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“The radio modem allows the Shahed to be controlled at a distance of up to 150 kilometres from the Russian border or the front line, or over greater distances if airborne repeaters are used in our airspace,” the specialist explained.<\/p>\n

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Modified Shahed\u00a0<\/p>\n

Photo: Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov<\/p>\n

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It was previously reported that several major modifications have been made to the drone design over the past year. One such change involves a significant upgrade to the warhead. Additionally, the UAV\u2019s explosive payload has increased from 50 to 90 kg. Some drones are now also equipped with Starlink terminals.<\/p>\n

Foreign journalists have also claimed that Shahed drones could connect to the Ukrainian mobile network. However, Beskrestnov has refuted this claim.<\/p>\n

Background:\u00a0<\/strong>Meanwhile, the open-source intelligence channel Dnipro OSINT recently reported that Russia is expanding production capacity for Shaheds<\/a> at a facility in the Alabuga Special Economic Zone in Tatarstan. The Telegram channel published a satellite image showing new building work covering an area of approximately 1.39 sq km.<\/p>\n

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