Russian developers showed the Italmas long-range loitering munition

The Aeroscan company has created a new domestic kamikaze drone. Russian developers showed reporters this new long-range loitering munition “Italmas”.

Such arms was dedicated news story by Alexander Rogatkin, shown on the Rossiya 1 TV channel.

The main feature of the newest drone "Itapmas", also called "Product 54", is its range. The ammunition is capable of hitting targets at a distance exceeding 200 kilometers. This is possible due to the presence of an internal combustion engine in its design. In addition to range, the use of internal combustion engines by developers makes it possible to increase the mass of the warhead. It gives new drone a significant advantage even over the Lancet kamikaze drone, which has brilliantly proven itself in the Northern Military District zone, which was not always effective against heavy enemy equipment.

In contrast, “Italmas” will be able to destroy not only cannon and rocket artillery, but also manpower at a great distance. If equipped with a cumulative warhead, the drone will be able to effectively hit enemy heavily armored vehicles.

Experts consider it advisable to use such loitering munitions to destroy HIMARS rocket launchers and other Western long-range systems.

The Aeroscan company is located in Izhevsk and specializes in the development and production of unmanned vehicles. The company is the parent company of the ZALA Aero Group.

Comments

[KOPA]

showed it to journalists, not to the military)))....and then what?!

[parabyd]

I would even say to journalists and some kind of president... Really, what will happen? There was also a military man nearby, but he was kind of young and green. There is no faith in him

[Shurik70]

Where is the video camera hidden?
There is a motor in front, you can’t place it on the motor - it will shake.
And nothing similar protrudes from the body.
It looks like a “blind” kamikaze aiming through another gunner drone.
It’s more difficult to get one, but the drone is cheaper and they can be “stamped” more. And most importantly, it does not need a transmitter, that is, it cannot be detected by a radio signal (although satellite positioning probably still exists, but there the entire signal can be captured in a millisecond)
And why is the engine in the front, I wonder? After all, this configuration has better aerodynamics when the engine is at the rear.

[Arzoo]

Where is the video camera hidden?

Apparently not.

It looks like a “blind” kamikaze aiming through another gunner drone.

How is that? By coordinates? There must also be special optics for the laser beam. And if in terms of coordinates, how does it differ from Geranium?

And why is the engine in the front, I wonder? After all, this configuration has better aerodynamics when the engine is at the rear.

Probably for better cooling, reducing the heat footprint.

[Shurik70]

Quote: Arzoo

How is that? By coordinates?

When I was a child, I went to an aircraft modeling school.
There were no television cameras for sale, so we controlled it “by eye” - you see how the model flies and you correct its course.
Most aircraft model competitions even now do without a television camera.
So it is aimed approximately according to the coordinates, and at the finishing section it is corrected thanks to the video from the gunner drone.
Otherwise there would definitely be a TV camera.

[vargo]

Well, this is at least a development of the Geranium theme. Further and more powerful. Perhaps less noticeable (judging by the body). It's interesting with the engine)

[Alex777]

Quote: vargo

Well, this is at least a development of the Geranium theme. Further and more powerful.

Just a minute, Geranka is flying 1000+ km.

[Puzoter]

This depends on the ratio of warhead and fuel and is determined by the tasks at hand.

[Puzoter]

The range depends on the ratio of the mass of the warhead and fuel and is determined by the tasks at hand.

[Alex777]

Quote: Shurik70

And nothing similar protrudes from the body.

All photos show a top view of the device.
There is no view from below anywhere. The camera is apparently there.
The advantage of Lancet 3 is its advanced
guidance With selection by targets in the group.
I think that in “Product 54” it will also be the same.

Quote: Shurik70

And why is the engine in the front, I wonder?

It is believed that the IR signature is minimized this way.

[Boa kaa]

Quote: Shurik70

And why is the engine in the front, I wonder? After all, this configuration has better aerodynamics when the engine is at the rear.

Push screws are installed for the following reasons:
- the leading edge of the wing is freed, improving its aerodynamic properties;
- the air flow thrown back by the propellers did not encounter resistance in the form of a wing along its path, as is the case with pulling propellers, which increased the efficiency of the engine;
- air in flight becomes denser closer to the trailing edge of the wing, which creates more opportunities for its more efficient use by propellers. This improves the performance characteristics of the product.
On the other hand:
Advantages of a pulling screw over a pushing screw:
- the air flow, thrown back by the pulling propellers, passes along the plane of the wing, giving it additional lift, which plays a role during takeoff and landing;
- pulling propellers “fit” more easily from the point of view of the weight distribution of an aircraft with a classic layout (the use of pusher engines shifts the center of gravity closer to the tail, which in some situations may exceed acceptable standards);
- when using pulling propellers, the trailing edge of the wing is fully mechanized, and not partially, as when using pushing propellers;
- turbulence that occurs on the trailing edge of an aircraft wing at high angles of attack can have a negative impact on the operation of the pusher propellers, even to the point of their destruction.
However, the Yankees use pusher propellers on their UAVs and place them on the fuselage. Geraniums and Orions are also assembled according to the scheme with a pushing screw.

[Bulrumeb]

Judging by its appearance, it is not a competitor to Lancet, but to Geranium. True, the range is not clear, it is written over 200 km, but how much more... And so far they have only just created it, but when it comes to mass use and whether it comes at all, only God knows.

[Vitaly161]

you are wrong, Geranium works only by coordinates, and Izd 54 can also work on moving targets, and in general complements the Lancet, allowing it to work at long distances

[vargo]

To work on moving targets you need a camera, but for some reason I didn’t notice it on the body.

[Puzoter]

Photo is from one side only. The camera may not have been shown on purpose so as not to give away the characteristics

[Boa kaa]

Quote: Vitaliy161

Izd 54 can also hit moving targets, and in general complements the Lancet, allowing it to work at long distances

The 66 km lancet operated through a repeater. The detonation is nearby, and not directly in the center section. There is a delay in signal transmission.
Guidance will apparently be via the TLV channel. At 200+ km you cannot do without an external control center: either laser illumination from a reconnaissance aircraft, or a TLV-relay operator. AI for a “consumable” kamikaze is too fat!, and other seekers too. TLV - the technology has been proven. HIMARS are not very fast (although they are mobile), so it will be normal.
IMHO.

[maiman61]

This is a private company! There is no one to save money and drag on. Results and only results, quickly and reliably. He’s probably already hammering Bandera’s men, but as for the range, whoever wants to know the real range will be interested in counterintelligence!

[Simple]

They forgot to add in the article: “The company producing for military needs is located in a former shopping center in a residential area.”

[KCA]

What wet fantasies do you have? Then where are they made of lancets? In the toilet of a former shopping center in a residential area? You farted in a puddle, are you now sniffing the bubbles? It is written, “The company is the parent enterprise of the ZALA Aero Group.” ZALA is part of the Kalashnikov Concern, it seems to be not the poorest and wretched company, do you think they don’t have production space?

[Simple]

Quote: KCA

Do you think they don’t have any production space?

“Wow, Mikhalych” - creating potential targets between high-rise buildings is normal. Or will it do just fine in the geographical center of Russia?

[KCA]

It may indeed be wrong to build production between multi-storey buildings, because they are the priority targets for farmers, and production may accidentally fall apart

[Simple]

Right. And for private companies working for the benefit of victory, the Moscow Region should look for a suitable infrastructure, and if these have already been sold, then allocate elite mansions (they are certainly outside the city limits) to the generals. For free. That would be fair.

[alystan]

And private companies working for the benefit of victory should look for suitable infrastructure
That would be fair.

Everything is now in private hands and the Ministry of Defense has not been involved in this for a long time.
Taburetkin sold all the surplus long ago at market prices.

[Simple]

I have already made it clear below that Russian hardcore is not changing.

[dmi.pris1]

If you look at media reports, the Aeroscan company has opened an office to recruit employees at the Italmas shopping center in Izhevsk.. Something like this..

[Simple]

Kind of a big office, don’t you think?

Russia is not changing.



You can only believe in it. But every year it becomes more and more difficult.

[alystan]

Do you think they handed over the entire shopping center? They only opened a small office there, for the convenience of hiring potential workers right from the bedrooms.

Aeroscan company opened an office for recruiting employees in the Italmas shopping center

[Simple]

Quote: alystan

Do you think they handed over the entire shopping center?

judging by the Russian media - yes.

“On December 30 last year, tenants of the Italmas shopping center received notices of termination of lease agreements at the initiative of the landlord, UKP-3 LLC. The notices state that entrepreneurs must vacate the premises by January 31, 2023.

Udm-info found out that UKP-3 acted on behalf of AEROSKAN LLC, the new owner of the shopping center, which, apparently, acquired the largest shopping center in the city for the production of drones."
https://udm-info.ru/news/2023-01-19/dronovym-biznesom-po-patriotizmu-2641486
Or is it the wrong Russian media?

[Alex777]

Quote: alystan

Do you think they handed over the entire shopping center? They only opened a small office there, for the convenience of hiring potential workers right from the bedrooms.

No need to think. Need to know.
Zakharov himself said that he bought the entire shopping center and opened production there. Since then I have bought 2 more shopping centers. This is what he says:

Some factories are turned into shopping centers, and I turn shopping centers into factories.

[Boa kaa]

Quote: KCA

Do you think they don’t have any production space?

There are no new ones! It takes a long time to build. Therefore, we found a way out: we bought a shopping center that was empty. Components from other industrial sites. And here comes the assembly and adjustment. And ZALA glues “certificates” using dill technology.

[Pavel_Sveshnikov]

If we put all our efforts into this modern equipment, we would massively train the guys at the front, and the losses of the guys on the LBS could be brought closer to zero. The war would turn into a banal massacre of Papuans by a civilized army.

[dump22]

the losses of the guys at LBS could be brought closer to zero.

Hardly.
The Ukrainians already have enough of these drones (NATO supplies them with them), and yet their losses are definitely not zero.

[al3x]

Of course, I’m not very special, but I think that highmars don’t really stagnate in place. And this thing will fly 200 km for an hour, most likely longer. But in any case, there are not many different drones.

[zorglub bulgroz]

Drone engine. Made in China for $1000.

[stelltok]

Why?
The production of this engine could (possibly) be localized in the Russian Federation.

[zorglub bulgroz]

For what? Same problem as in France in my country: immediately available and inexpensive. If Russia could import 10, it could cause damage.
On the other hand, an attack on China would be too big.

[Soul of Russia87]

It’s clear that the crazy media did not even mention this “unimportant” fact!

[molyr]

well, that’s good, the wholesale price means lower, which means the price of the drone will be lower

[abrakadabre]

well, that’s good, the wholesale price means lower, which means the price of the drone will be lower

And yet, given the military purpose of the product, the engines for it must be produced locally.
I hope the Kalashnikov concern is concerned about localization.
But what kind of engine is on the Geraniums? And where it is produced is interesting. Judging by the consumption at the front, production has gained momentum.

[kill the fascist]

A good product, I hope that it will be no less useful than the Lancet and will also be a nightmare for the banderoges on the LBS and in the rear.

[alystan]

Italmas is the Udmurt name for the European Bathhouse, a flower listed in the Red Book, which has become one of the symbols of the Udmurt Republic.
Everything is correct, even if it’s not Chrysanthemum, it should beat the enemy just as well.

[Radical]

Judging by the video, the drone did not hit the plane, but hit the concrete under the nose of the MiG-29... .

[bone1]

Strange name - but the presence of an internal combustion engine is a miracle - I just can’t believe it

[Alexey Lantukh]

It seems that in the 60s there was such a radiogram “Italmass”. Translated from Udmurt the name of a yellow flower.

[Richard]

in the 60s there was such a radiogram "Italmass".

[alystan]

The so-called "combine". Apparently it was a serious thing.

[Richard]

.

Translated from Udmurt the name of a yellow flower.

European swimsuit flower, in Udmurt - Italmas - symbol of Udmurtia

[km-21]

The front pulling propeller on loitering ammunition is inferior to the rear pushing one. The design with a pulling propeller has an advantage in takeoff and landing characteristics, while a pushing propeller reduces aerodynamic drag, that is, it increases speed and flight range.

[abrakadabre]

a pusher propeller reduces aerodynamic drag, that is, increases speed and flight range.

Or it increases efficiency. Which, other things being equal, allows you to increase the weight of the warhead.

[SergeyIV]

I would very much ask the Ministry of Defense to increase the number of lancets and reconnaissance unmanned aircraft in the Avdeevka direction. Is it possible to organize round-the-clock patrols and combat readiness of lancet crews to defeat the monsters that are shelling Donetsk?

[Ulan.1812]

Now the question is how quickly mass production will be launched and in what quantities.
Thousands of them are needed at the front.

[16112014nk]

And behind the president’s back the saboteur and traitor of the Manturs is constantly rummaging around. During Wagner's campaign against Moscow, he was one of the first to rush to the airport for "relocation".
And Putin carries this pest around with him.