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Molniya-1
The Molniya-1 (RU: Молния-1, GB: Lightning-1) is a Russian, fixed-wing, first person view (FPV), one-way-attack uncrewed aerial vehicle (OWA-UAV), also referred to as a kamikaze or suicide drone. Overview The Molniya-1 would be further developed to produce the Molniya-2 (RU: Молния-2), and it further developed to produce the Molniya-P (RU: Молния-П) which are covered within their separate METIS entries. On the 1st of July 2026 is was rep...
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