"The most promising means of defeat": military experts commented to RT on the development of ZALA "Lancet" complexes
Military experts commented on the international RT The active use of the new ZALA Lancet reconnaissance and strike complexes in the area where the SMM is being conducted. Journalists note that the Ministry of Defence regularly reports the destruction of AFU military equipment, including Western-made equipment, by new-generation Lancet barrage munitions.
According to the data from open sourcesIn the past 30 days alone, ZALA Lancet ZALAs have hit more than 80 targets, including a British armoured vehicle in the FOD area. Mastiffan American howitzer М777, tank Abrams, Ukrainian crewless boat Magura V7.
"To date, there are no weapons of any kind against the Lancet. The drone itself is being improved: the accuracy of defeat is improving, artificial intelligence is being introduced. Now it is the most promising means of defeat," military expert Yury Knutov told RT in a commentary.Denis Fedutinov, editor-in-chief of the specialised publication "Unmanned Aviation", is of the same opinion.
"If we pay attention to the effectiveness of the Lancet's use - both independently and in combination with other unmanned vehicles - we can conclude that the project has been extremely successful. With its help, hundreds of samples of high-tech enemy military equipment have been hit, the cost of which exceeds the cost of using the Lancet by an order of magnitude," the specialist told RT.Denis Fedutinov also drew attention to the fact that ZALA has made a great leap in its development in recent years.
"They started as a small private start-up about 20 years ago, when drones were not even close to being considered mainstream in either the military or civilian spheres in our country. Over the past years, thanks to the professional instincts of the company's specialists, their interest and passion, as well as technical innovations and active marketing, ZALA has taken one of the leading positions in the domestic industry of unmanned systems," the expert said.Let us remind you that the modern ZALA "Lancet" complexes have undergone deep modernisation taking into account the experience of their combat use. New communication channels allow the complex to operate reliably in the REB area, software upgrades have improved the quality of video signal from onboard cameras and thermal imager. Improvements to the intelligent targeting and recognition system based on AI algorithms allow the system to deliver precision strikes and disable modern Western-made military equipment.
"A kind of recognition of the Lancet's merits can be considered the first-ever participation of these drones in the Victory Parade in 2025 in Moscow," RT journalists note.
