The Ukraine Defense Intelligence Directorate (Gurfor its acronym in English) has published details of a new Russian cruise missile, the S8000 Bnderolwho, he says, does an abundant use of components made by foreign companies, including the United States. This missile has been developed from the beginning for use from drones and has been integrated with the UAV Orion Male (Acronym for medium altitude, long autonomy), which have been published images in social media already armed with the S8000 flag. In the technical analysis of the Gur some details and components of this new Russian advance that reinforces its ability to attack long distance with drones in Ukraine.
Likely Banderol Lobiter Munion on The Ground (Perspective Exaggerates It’s Size) and Under Orion Drone.
Bnderol has been reported as one of the munion used in Recent Strikes and Appears to use Jet Engine and A Fab-100 Warhead or similar. pic.twitter.com/j50dusnuve
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This is the Russian drone Orion Male, comparable to the MQ-1 Predator American
Orion Male is one of the most advanced unmanned aerial vehicles in Russia and has been developed by the company Krnstadt JSC. Comparable to MQ-1 Predator American, Orion is designed to Intelligence, surveillance, recognition (ISR) missions and attack.
Has an approximate wingspan 16 metersa maximum takeoff weight close to the 1,000 kg and can transport until 200 kg of payload, including guided precision ammissions. Its autonomy is up to 24 hours and its operational roof of some 7,500 meters. Now, with the integration of the Banderol missile, it becomes a long -range attack platform capable of achieving deep strategic objectives in the enemy territory.
What is known about the S8000 flag cruise missile
The S8000 Banderol is a compact cruise missilepropelled by a reaction engine and specifically designed for its launch From unmanned platforms and helicopters. According to the GUR, it is equipped with an engine TURBOJET SW800PRO-A95 of the Chinese company Swiwin. This engine, usually used in scale aircraft models, is commercially available on platforms such as Aliexpress for about 15,000 eurosan example of how Russia resorts to the civil market to overcome restrictions on military technology.
The missile measures some 5 meters long and has a large 2.2 meters and a diameter of 30 cm. Is armed with an eye Of 114.3 kg of 114.3 kgwhich includes 49.5 kg of explosivedesigned to attack reinforced and strategic objectives.
Bnderol can reach a maximum speed of 650 km/h and maintains a cruise speed of 560 km/hwith a maximum range of 500 km. Your aerodynamic profile and drop -down wings allow you FLOAD TO LOW ALTUDY FOLLOWING THE LANDwhich improves its ability to evade aerial defense systems. In addition, it can Make turns with a smaller radio than typical missiles with manufacturing wings Russian as the H-101, 3M-14, 9m727 or H-69.
Another remarkable aspect of the flag is its advanced navigation system. The missile is equipped with an antenna with controlled directional reception Kometa-M8 (CPA), developed by the Russian Electronic War Research and Development Institute JSC VNIIR-PROGRESwhich provides high resistance to interference and supplantation of GPS signals. This system is already used in other Russian guided weapons, such as drones Shahed-136/131 and the plain bomb kits UMPK.
Looking ahead, there are indications that the flag could also be adapted for use from other platforms, such as the attack helicopter Mi-28nwhich would further expand its usefulness in different branches of the Russian armed forces. The modular nature of the missile system provides Russia greater flexibility to apply it in various types of missions and operational environments.
Many foreign components in the Russian missile
The GUR has also provided a summary of the foreign components that it has found in this missile that, according to The War Zone, it has already been used on multiple occasions to attack objectives in southern Ukraine. They involve to ‘Around 30 companies’ They provide ‘More than 20 key components’although there may be more than not yet identified. The report stands out:
- The Turbojet Sw800PRO-A95 engine of the Chinese company Swiwin.
- RFD900X telemetric module of Australian manufacturer or its Chinese copy.
- Inertial navigation system, ‘probably of Chinese origin’.
- Rechargeable batteries of Murata (Japan).
- Dynamixel MX-64ar robotis servomotores (South Korea).
- ‘Almost two dozen microchips’ in each missile, ‘of American, Chinese, Swiss, Japanese and South Korean manufacturers.’