Russia's UFO Drone Benefits From An Aerodynamic Trick
A plastic ring adds lift
That’s not a UFO, it’s a unique Russian first-person-view attack drone with an underslung ring
The ring is bulky, but it actually improves the drone’s aerodynamics and extends its range
Flying deeper behind the wide gray zone, Russian drones have been targeting Ukrainian logistics
The KVS is one way how
Russian forces have been extending their drone strikes into the critical logistical zone between 20 and 100 km beyond the wide, contested “gray zone” that straddles the 1,200-km front line of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
And now we have a better sense of how they’ve done it. A Russian source recently posted the clearest photos yet of first-person-view attack drones with add-on rings that sit below the drones’ four tiny rotors. This ring FPV—designated KVS—bears a strong resemblance to Hollywood conceptions of an alien unidentified flying object, or UFO, and flies farther than standard FPVs thanks to a unique aerodynamic effect.
