Por primera vez desde el inicio de la invasi\u00f3n a Ucrania por fuerzas rusas, se ha podido verificar que \u00e9ste pa\u00eds est\u00e1 empleando tecnolog\u00edas disruptivas, como es el caso de las Loitering Munitions (LMs), conocidas tambi\u00e9n como \u201cdrones kamikaze\u201d. La primera evidencia de ello, es el derribo de una LM de fabricaci\u00f3n rusa, que de acuerdo al an\u00e1lisis de sus restos, se trata de un ZALA KYB. Este peque\u00f1o sistema aut\u00f3nomo letal, est\u00e1 destinado principalmente a misiones tales como destrucci\u00f3n de blancos fijos o de oportunidad, as\u00ed como proporcionar observaci\u00f3n adelantada\u00a0 y capacidad letal a peque\u00f1as fracciones en el avance. Si bien su carga principal es la explosiva, tambi\u00e9n puede ser equipado con sistemas \u00f3pticos de vigilancia.<\/p>\n
Well into its third week, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to morph as new capabilities are brought to bear and new tactics are deployed. While Russia’s side of the conflict appears to have been surprisingly light on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, that is changing. Russia is now posting UAS footage from the front lines much as it did with Syria. And now, for the first time, it is confirmed that Russian\u00a0suicide drones\/loitering munitions<\/a>\u00a0have been employed, as well.<\/p>\n Make sure to check out our\u00a0most recent rolling coverage update here<\/a>\u00a0to get up to speed. Now here is the most recent developments out of the conflict:<\/p>\n The Latest:<\/strong><\/p>\n POSTED: 4:20 PM EST\u2014<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n A ZALA KYB loitering munition was downed in Kyiv. This is the first known evidence of\u00a0loitering munitions<\/a>\u00a0being used in the conflict. These systems have proven to be decisive in recent wars and are extremely challenging to reliably defend against. The ZALA KYB is a\u00a0class of loitering munition<\/a> that would be especially useful for engaging fixed soft targets or targets of opportunity and scouting ahead of friendly forces when equipped with an optical payload.<\/p>\n