Italmas
| Italmas | |
|---|---|
| Type | Loitering munition |
| Place of origin | Russia |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Russia |
| Wars | |
| Production history | |
| Designer | ZALA Aero Group |
| Specifications | |
| Engine | DLE-60 60 cc twin boxer piston engine[1][unreliable source?] |
Italmas (Russian: Италмас, Udmurt name for the globeflower), also known as the BM-35, is a Russian explosive suicide drone made by ZALA Aero Group.
Design
[edit]The Italmas employs a simple design with plywood fuselage and a plastic bottle as fuel tank. It has a range of 200 km (120 mi) and can carry a warhead of 40 kg (88 lb)[2][3].
The engine can be bought off the shelf and they can be assembled at any aeromodelling club.
Captured drones also have had a radar reflector.[4]
Usage
[edit]In October 2023, Pravda.ru reported the first combat use of Italmas, in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "First Deployment of Italmas or Geran-3 Drones in Ukraine Took Place Today, Russians Say". Defense Express (en.defence-ua.com). 2023-10-24.
- ↑ Syngaivska, Sofiia (22 September 2023). "Russia Has Unveiled a New Kamikaze Drone with a 200 km Range, which Is More Dangerous than the Lancet UAV". Defense Express. Kyiv. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ↑ Malyasov, Dylan (21 September 2023). "Russia develops new long-range kamikaze drone". Defence Blog. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ↑ "New Russian Wooden Drone: So Simple an Aeromodelling Club Can Make It, But No Less Dangerous". Defense Express (en.defence-ua.com). 2023-10-23.
- ↑ "Russia uses new Italmas UAVs in Ukraine". Pravda.ru. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.