❌💀 Loiter, lock, & kill: Russia unveils deadly new KLIN attack drone

The next-gen kamikaze drone by Roboavia was inspired by Russia’s brutally effective Lancet, Lancet-3, and Kub-BLA (Kub-UAV) loitering munitions.

Its design reflects the growing shift from operator control toward greater autonomy.

💨 Design & aerodynamics

🔶 KLIN has a ‘flying wing’ aerodynamic configuration, identical to Kub-BLA, but with enhanced features

🔶It includes movable forward horizontal and vertical stabilizers, improving stability and control at high angles of attack

🔶Design boosts maneuverability, critical against Ukrainian interceptor drones

⚙️ Attack capabilities

🟠 Strikes target in a dive at angles up to 70 degrees, at speeds of 250–300 km/h, entering air defense systems' blind spots

🟠Low radar cross-section (RCS) (reduced ability to reflect radar signals) makes it harder to detect

💥Warhead options

👉 The drone carries a 5 kg fragmentation or cumulative warhead, sufficient to destroy light and heavy armored vehicles by targeting their vulnerable upper surfaces, as well as infantry

👉 Warhead’s airburst capability maximizes damage to personnel in trenches, forests, or open areas

Boasting an 80-minute endurance, 120 km communications range and a 2,000 m service ceiling, KLIN loiters over the fight, identifies high-value targets and executes a terminal dive strike.

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🚨 🇵🇸 Freedom arrives: Palestinian prisoners return to Gaza and the West Bank

In line with the Gaza agreement, a total of 1966 Palestinian prisoners are to be released from Israeli jails. The first buses with freed prisoners arrived in the West Bank and Gaza yesterday. Sputnik captures the emotional moments of their return to Khan Yunis and Ramallah.

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📊 Unlocking the potential of the Northern Sea Route

The Northern Sea Route (NSR) is quickly becoming a game-changer for global logistics, offering remarkable advantages for cargo transport between Europe and Asia.

🚢 The first transit voyage from China to Europe was completed on October 13 and took only 20 days, which is almost half as long as traditional southern routes, such as through the Suez Canal.

Major global players have already recognized an opportunity for profit, with Russo-Chinese cargo flow along the NSR expected to reach 20 million metric tons before 2030.

Check Sputnik's infographic to find out more!

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