A new supersonic strike drone is being developed in Russia.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu visited the domestic enterprise "Kronstadt", where he got acquainted with the novelties of domestic unmanned weapons. During the visit to the enterprise, it became known that Russian specialists are creating at once two newest attack unmanned aerial vehicles capable of flying at supersonic speeds, and if information about the Thunder UAV periodically appeared, it became known that in addition The development of the drone "Lightning" is underway, and the capabilities of which are practically unknown, although the drone itself was periodically demonstrated.

The active use of attack unmanned aerial vehicles in recent armed conflicts suggests that Russia is also actively pursuing this direction, moreover, quite remarkable is the fact that today supersonic drones are being developed only in Russia - this technology is not yet available to other countries.

Currently, the Russian military is actively using the Orion strike-reconnaissance UAV in Syria, in particular, it is known about at least 17 of its combat missions to attack ground targets, which were jihadist targets.