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An Orlan-10 on display

The Orlan-10 (Russian: Орлан-10) is an unmanned aerial vehicle reported to have been produced for the Russian government at the Special Technological Centre of Saint Petersburg.[1][2] Reportedly the price of one drone is between US$87,000 and US$120,000.[3] The machine is usually used in a group of two or three, the first one used for reconnaissance from a height of 1-1.5 km, the second one for electronic warfare, and the third one as a transponder that transmits intelligence information to the control center.[3] More than 1000 Orlan-10's have been produced, with 11 different variations.[4]

Orlan-10 are used by Russia in Syria[5] and Eastern Ukraine.

Use against Ukraine

Orlan-10 is actively used against Ukraine in the Donbass War. [3] In this conflict aerial reconnaissance by unmanned aerial vehicle is banned by the Minsk agreements.[3] Ukrainian officials have claimed to have had shot down or captured at least ten UAVs of this type since 2014:

  • In May 2014, Ukrainian officials reported to have shot down an Orlan-10 in Ukraine.[2][6]
  • In July 2014, Ukrainian forces have shot down two UAVs of this type – No. 10212 near Zelenopillia[7][8] and No. 10237 near Amvrosiivka.[9]
  • In August 2014, another Orlan-10 (No. 10215) was shot down by the Ukrainian forces with Strela-10 SAM system.[10]
  • In April 2016, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) published a video of the UAV (No. 10264) which it claimed to have shot down near Avdiivka.[11]
  • In November 2016, Ukrainian officials stated they had retrieved an Orlan-10 (No. 10332) drifting on the Azov Sea near Mariupol.[12]
  • In September 2017, an Orlan-10 (No. 11057) fell down on Ukrainian territory and was captured by Ukrainian forces.[13]
  • On 28 December 2017, Ukrainian troops shot down another Orlan-10 near Toretsk.[3]
  • On 10 January 2018, Ukrainian troops shot down another Orlan-10.[14]
  • On 14 January 2018, Ukrainian air defenses shot down another Orlan-10.[15]
  • On 16 August 2018, another Orlan-10 was shot down by Ukrainian antiaircraft fire over Pervomaisk.[16]
  • On 13 October 2018, Orlan-10 was shot down by Ukrainian Mi-24 helicopter near Lysychansk.[17]

Aircraft performance

  • Take-off weight – 15 kg
  • Payload weight – 6 kg
  • Engine – engine (gasoline A-95)
  • Launch method – folding catapult
  • Landing method – via parachute recovery
  • Airspeed – 90–150 km/h
  • Max. flight duration – 16 hours
  • Max. complex range of application – up to 140 km from the ground control station (up to 600 km off-line)
  • Max. altitude above sea level – 5,000 m
  • Max. wind speed at the start – 10 m/s
  • Operating temperature range near the ground from −30 to +40 °C

References

  1. ^ "Russia to produce its own unmanned vehicles". unmanned.co.uk. July 20, 2011.
  2. ^ a b Simon Ostrovsky (30 May 2014). "Ukraine Says it Shot Down a Russian Spy Drone". Vice.
  3. ^ a b c d e Ukrainian troops shoot down Russian drone in ATO zone, UNIAN (29 December 2017)
  4. ^ "Уникальная отечественная разработка: эксклюзивные кадры с испытаний «Орланов» под Петербургом". Zvezda_(TV_channel). 2018-03-09.
  5. ^ Хохлов, Александр (2016-03-17). "В небе Сирии отличились «Орланы» с «Гранатами»". Вечерняя Москва (in Russian). Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  6. ^ "У зоні проведення АТО припинено несанкціонований політ російського безпілотника" (in Ukrainian). Security Service of Ukraine. 2017-05-30. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Бойцы АТО сбили беспилотник, проводивший наблюдения в районе Зеленополья, - Селезнев" (in Russian). 112.ua. 2014-07-13. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  8. ^ Seleznev, Vladislav (2014-07-13). "(Facebook post by SBU official regarding a shot down Orlan-10)". Facebook (in Russian). Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Під Амвросіївкою військові збили черговий російський безпілотник" (in Ukrainian). Espreso.tv. 2017-07-23. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  10. ^ "(Official Facebook post)" (in Ukrainian). Press-centre of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) of Ukraine. 2014-08-01. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  11. ^ "У районі Авдіївки збито безпілотник російських військових" (in Ukrainian). Security Service of Ukraine. 2017-04-08. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  12. ^ Russian drone retrieved from Azov Sea near Mariupol coast (photos, video), UNIAN (7 November 2016)
  13. ^ "Украина опубликовала фото упавшего «российского беспилотника»" (in Russian). Дождь. 2017-09-17. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  14. ^ Another Russian drone downed by Ukraine troops in Donbas, second since Christmas truce, UNIAN (12 January 2018)
  15. ^ Ukrainian soldiers shot down the Russian UAV in Donbas conflict zone (14 January 2018)
  16. ^ "ООС: сводные данные – 17 августа 2018" [JFO – Summary information as of 17 August 2018]. mediarnbo.org (in Russian). NSDC. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018. Posted By: Galat 12:47 17/08/2018
  17. ^ "Official Facebook post" (in Ukrainian). Press-centre of Joint Forces Operation of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.


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