Ukraine’s largest FPV drone makes history with first-ever assault rifle combat use

Ukraine claims the first-ever combat use of an assault rifle-armed drone during an operation that destroyed a Russian armored column. The drone in question is the Queen of Hornets, the largest Ukrainian FPV drone capable of carrying a 9.5 kg payload.

This incident marks the further evolution of drone warfare in the Russo-Ukrainian war, where aerial, naval, and ground drones have been defining the outcome of battles while sparing the lives of personnel. 

The Dyki Shershni (“Wild Hornets”) kamikaze strike drone developer group reported about the incident on 23 November, stating that Ukrainian defense forces have successfully repelled a Russian assault near Velyka Novosilka in Donetsk oblast, utilizing a combination of conventional FPV drones and a newly developed drone platform equipped with an AK-74 assault rifle.

The first-ever combat deployment of a drone with a machine gun

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