Russian Merlin-BP reconnaissance UAVs, according to the publication Izvestia, referring to the opinion of analysts, are capable of operating at such a high altitude that they are unattainable by means of the so-called "small" air defense. We are talking about machine guns and other weapons.
The source refers to the commander of the Merlin crew, who has the call sign Cop. According to him, the drones can travel up to 200 km and are capable of conducting reconnaissance at a distance of 15 km from an altitude of 5000 meters.
"With such a working altitude, the reconnaissance UAV is practically not threatened by the means of the "small" The enemy's air defense — neither machine guns nor portable anti-aircraft missile systems can reach him," the Cop explained.
EADaily previously reported that Kalashnikov shipped a large batch of Lebedev compact pistols.

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