No onboard radio. Same board used, now, for V2U loitering munition (2025), the Shahed MS001 variant (2025), the S-71M Monochrome cruise missile, and July's Molniya drone. Part suppliers include smugglers, Chinese importers, and more. Overall automated-targeting is on the rise - 2025 Lancet drone automation rose to 60% per report (Forbes https://archive.is/r0rGp | https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2025/08/08/russia...).
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(Also https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/world/europe/russia-drone...)
No onboard radio. Same board used, now, for V2U loitering munition (2025), the Shahed MS001 variant (2025), the S-71M Monochrome cruise missile, and July's Molniya drone. Part suppliers include smugglers, Chinese importers, and more. Overall automated-targeting is on the rise - 2025 Lancet drone automation rose to 60% per report (Forbes https://archive.is/r0rGp | https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2025/08/08/russia...).