Russia is integrating AI into its weapons systems. Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence has revealed the specifications of the Russian AI-enabled loitering munition “Klin", which was found to contain American and Australian components.
Details about its structure and components, along with an interactive 3D model of the drone, were published in the “Components in Weapons” section on the War&Sanctions portal.
According to the report, the UAV, developed by Roboavia LLC, features a delta-wing fuselage measuring 1.6 meters in length with a wingspan of 1.9 meters, and can carry either a shaped-charge or high-explosive warhead weighing up to 5 kg.
The drone is powered by a brushless electric motor, the Scorpion F-4225-500KV V2 (China), and is supplied by two lightweight 6S Li-AFB batteries.
Foreign technologies inside: what Klin is made of
A key feature of the Klin is its use of machine vision technology with automatic target acquisition, implemented via the Nvidia Jetson TX2 computing module (the US).
Ukrainian intelligence notes that similar solutions have previously been identified in other Russian drones, including V2U, Lancet, Zala, and the Russian-Iranian Geran-2 MS series.
The flight controller uses the commercially available Cube Orange system (Australia), while navigation is handled by the Holybro F9P module (China), which includes RTK (Real-Time Kinematic) capability for enhanced accuracy.
“Communication is provided by a LoRa radio modem, with the core component being the Ra-01H module manufactured by Ai-Thinker (China),” the Defense Intelligence says.
Moreover, other circuit boards in the UAV contain components from manufacturers in the US, Switzerland, Taiwan, and South Korea.
Warfare platform: attacking from multiple angles
Another distinguishing feature of the drone is its advanced forward control surfaces, which allow it to adjust its attack trajectory from various angles and at different speeds.
“The adversary also claims to have naval and ground-based variants. In the naval version, remote detonation is implemented via radar, while in the ground version it uses a lidar system,” the report states.
