The Russian Federation has most likely deployed its latest development in attacking drones at the airport in Kmeimim airbase, Syria. It’s about the Sokol Altius medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle.

Axar.az reports citing foreign media that the American edition The Drive first published the expanded airport’s latest satellite images at the Russian airbase. Initially, the authors of the article suggested that it was a twin-engine light aircraft, Diamond DA42. A Russian source from the Ministry of Defense revealed that this is the drone Sokol Altius.

The Sokol Altius attack drone has a wide range of weapons with a wide range of action. Sokol Altius armament includes air-to-surface missiles and high-precision bombs, military analysts say. Two turboprop engines power the drone. It is designed with a narrow fuselage and dimensions capable of confusing a drone with a small aircraft.

A source in the Russian news agency Aviapro said this was not the first time Sokol Altius had landed in Syria. Our source in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation confirmed that flights of this type of drone are planned in the Russian Air Force’s annual plan. They should be carried out in early summer.