DIU discloses details of new modification of russian UAV "Geran-2" with R-60 missile
The Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) has disclosed the structure, components and list of cooperation enterprises for the production of the russian "Geran-2" series UAV equipped with the R-60 air-to-air missile.
So, according to the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine, the aggressor state russia has adapted an old Soviet development - the R-60 air-to-air missile - to be installed on the Geran to defeat Ukrainian helicopters and aircraft hunting for russian drones.
The missile with the APU-60-1MD (P-62-1MD) air-to-air launcher is mounted on a special bracket located in the upper front part of the Geran fuselage.
The UAV is equipped with two network cameras - in the nose and behind the missile launcher. Video and control commands are transmitted via the Chinese mesh-modem Xingkay Tech XK-F358.
It is noted that the flight controller, navigation and inertial units remain typical of other Gerans. For satellite navigation in conditions of active electronic warfare, a 12-channel jamming-resistant Kometa module is used.
The electronic filling also includes a single-board microcomputer Raspberry Pi 4 (UK), a tracker and two GSM modems for telemetry transmission.
The countries of origin of the electronic component base remain standard for russian UAVs of this type: the United States, China, Switzerland, Taiwan, Japan, Germany and the United Kingdom. A full list of components with markings and photos is available here.
Scouts said that the likely principle of missile use is to transmit images from cameras mounted on the drone via a mesh modem to the operator, who, in the event of a Ukrainian aircraft or helicopter in the area of impact, gives the missile's automation unit a command to launch it.
After the launch, the R-60's homing thermal warhead independently captures the target. It is also possible to have the homing head pre-acquire the target and transmit the relevant information to the operator, who gives the command to launch.
"The main goal of the new development is to create a threat to Ukrainian army and tactical aviation, reducing the effectiveness of its work to intercept enemy UAVs. Thus, the Russian multi-purpose version of the Iranian Shahed-136 gets another purpose, and the experience of such use is likely to be transferred to Iran," the intelligence officers emphasized.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on December 10-11, intelligence officers burned russian expensive targets in the temporarily occupied Crimea - the An-26 multi-purpose military transport aircraft, as well as 55Zh6M Nebo-M radar and 64N6E radar.