David Axe
Inside Ukraine’s new surprise offensive in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, an unassuming plywood drone is going after another Russian howitzer. Don’t let its simplicity fool you—this German-made HF-1 packs sophisticated AI that finds and strikes targets even when Russian jammers block radio signals.
It’s the third attempt to hit this particular Msta-S self-propelled howitzer’s hatch, with two previous 11-kg, AI-steered drones already lying destroyed beside the 47-ton vehicle.
The Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces’ 413th Battalion posted this remarkable footage Tuesday, showing a series of precision strikes on Russian military equipment in Kursk Oblast in western Russia.
One particularly strategic hit by the battalion’s HF-1 drones targeted the hatch of a Msta-S self-propelled howitzer, a potential weak point on the mobile artillery system.
It was a tricky maneuver, as made clear by the remains of two other HF-1s lying beside the howitzer—and visible in the third drone’s forward-facing camera in the moment before that drone struck.
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