Russia will field long-range attack drones next year, part of a new emphasis on armed unmanned combat aircraft.
have been used in attacks on the Russian airbase in Khmeimim, Syria. Which at least shows it works in the attack role.
Bendett says whichever model Dronov referred to, the new aircraft is likely be rotated swiftly to Syria, to augment base defenses and to protect Russian forces and allies. Russia appears to have a lot of catching up to do in drone warfare compared to nations like the U.S., which has been using such systems routinely for strikes since 2001, and which has fielded them for far longer.
“At this point, the U.S. and Israel have several decades more of actual experience in using drones in different roles,” says Bendett. “But the learning gap in using such technology can be closed rapidly by nations willing to put their technology in the field.” This willingness to put technology in the field is evident from the experimental deployments of the Orion as well as
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