The Russian Army has managed At first they were used as a decoy to distract the enemy And deceive the Ukrainian aerial defense, as the specialist at Ukrainian electronic warfare would be highlighted on his Telegram, Behii Beskrestnov, known as Flash.
“An important update for mobile fire teams, rescuers, police and military: the ‘gerbera’ drone where he also linked an image of the drone.
As Flash defended, the long -range drone is Able to house different types of eyelets, up to 5 kilograms. Some of its main advantages is that it is quite economical and that can work with pre -programmed coordinates stored in memory.
Regarding their dimensionshas a length of approximately 2 meters, a wingspan of 2.5 meters and a weight close to 10 kilograms. “In addition, there is a risk that the enemy can install timed detonators, which makes the drone self -destroy after a certain period,” said the express defender.
“It is a very elegant -looking drone that does not have any new technological characteristic, but it has been refined for cheap mass production“said the British drone expert, Steve Wright.
“An economic version of the Shahed” Iranian
Gerbera drones are known for being the economic version of the Iranian Shahed, which Russia has renamed Geran-2, then While the former cost about 200,000 euros, the Russian version does not cost more than 9,627 euros. His first sightings occurred last July 2024.
“It seems an economic version of the Shahed: plywood instead of compounds, minimum components, all the same cheap pieces ‘Made in China’, summarized Vlasyslav Vlasyuk, advisor to the head of the office of the president of Ukraine in his social networks.
Although it is true that they are built in a quite rudimentary way, They can be a serious threat to Ukraine, because if they are launched in mass they can cause the collapse of air defense systems, allowing other more advanced devices to access.
“Due to its light foam and plastic body, it would be difficult to detect for radar systems. If it is painted with certain materials, It could become even less visible. And if a silencer is installed in the engine, it would also be more difficult to listen, “said a greater retired from the National Guard and veteran of the Russian-Ukraine War, Oleksiy Hetman.
Besides, Its demolition with missiles will always be much more expensive than the production of the drone himself. However, despite being cheaper and being a great advance for the Russian army, unmanned planes continue to be susceptible to electronic warfare, since the interference of their control signals can prevent them from achieving the desired objectives.
