Russian troops start using new kamikaze drone Scalpel

The Russian military has begun using the new Scalpel strike drones in Ukraine.

The Vostok Design Bureau (KB), the developer of the drones, TASS reports.

“At the moment, one batch of Scalpels totaling 15 pieces has been delivered to the Northern Military District zone. Feedback from instructors is mostly positive - the device controls well and is very obedient,” said the design bureau.

The design bureau clarified that Vostok has currently launched “small-scale production” of the Scalpel drones, producing “about 20 pieces per month”. In the future, production may be expanded.

The Scalpel platform is a loitering unmanned munition (kamikaze drone). The aerodynamic layout of the Scalpel platform is almost identical to the Lancet, which has already become widely known and has shown high efficiency in destroying armored vehicles, artillery, air defense systems, and radars during combat operations in Ukraine. Scalpel, like Izdeliye-52, has a pair of X-shaped tails of the same size, but Scalpel is larger in size and has a higher load-carrying capacity than Lancet.