{"id":59609,"date":"2019-02-18T13:14:18","date_gmt":"2019-02-18T13:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/02\/18\/russias-kalashnikov-unveils-kamikaze-drone\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:28:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:28:11","slug":"russias-kalashnikov-unveils-kamikaze-drone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/digital-show-dailies\/idex\/2019\/02\/18\/russias-kalashnikov-unveils-kamikaze-drone\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia\u2019s Kalashnikov unveils kamikaze drone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MOSCOW \u2014 Over the past few years, Russia\u2019s most famous gun manufacturer Kalashnikov has been busy diversifying its product portfolio to include things such as patrol boats and light reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles. And at IDEX 2019, the company unveiled its newest offering: a kind of kamikaze drone known as KUB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But you wouldn\u2019t know that from the English-language press release, in which KUB was introduced simply as a \u201chigh-precision unmanned attack complex&#8230;designed for defeating remote ground targets.\u201d Kalashnikov says the drone \u2014 which boasts a payload of 3 kilograms and a flight time of 30 minutes at 80 to 130 kilometers per hour \u2014 is silent, covertly launched.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/digital-show-dailies\/idex\/2019\/02\/15\/russia-targets-mideast-market-with-first-ever-offerings-of-defense-systems-beyond-its-border\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-501656750.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Russia targets Mideast market with first-ever offerings of defense systems beyond its border<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Russian defense and technology company Rostec is set to make a splash at this year\u2019s IDEX show in the UAE.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kalashnikov, like many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/idex\/2019\/02\/17\/india-russia-joint-venture-missile-brahmos-aims-for-middle-east-and-african-markets-at-idex\/\" target=_blank>Russian defense companies<\/a>, is a subsidiary of Rostec \u2014 a massive defense and high-technology holding company. Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov was quoted in a statement on Feb 17 as saying KUB delivers a warhead to the target \u201cwhether the target is concealed or not, both at low and high altitudes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is [an] extremely accurate and efficient weapon,\u201d Chemezov said at IDEX on Sunday, adding that it is \u201cvery hard to combat by traditional air defense systems.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kalashnikov did not respond to a request for clarification on how the drone delivers its payload to its targets before this article was published. However, Russian media reports elaborate that KUB is, in fact, a suicide drone that detonates itself when in range of the target. With a payload of 3 kilograms, it is probably something akin to a flying grenade. Kalashnikov is displaying a 1:2 scale model of the drone at IDEX. The real KUB is also tiny, sporting dimensions of 1210\u0445950\u0445165 mm, according to the Kalashnikov statement. The drone was developed by Kalashnikov subsidiary ZALA Aero, a major Russian drone manufacturer. Russia still lags behind the U.S. in terms of large strike drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russian aircraft manufacturer Sukhoi is reportedly working on a heavy stealth strike UAV known as Okhotnik (Hunter). Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko told military TV channel Zvezda in December that the drone is expected to make its first appearance sometime in the spring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>But you wouldn\u2019t know that from the English-language press release, in which KUB was introduced simply as a \u201chigh-precision unmanned attack complex&#8230;designed for defeating remote ground 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