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7th Separate Reconnaissance-strike Regiment of Unmanned systems
Russian Armed Forces drone warfare unit From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 7th Separate Reconnaissance-strike Regiment of Unmanned Systems Forces (Russian: 7-й отдельный разведывательно-ударный полк беспилотных систем) is a drone warfare unit of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Russian Armed Forces.
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History
According the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War, the establishment of the 7th Separate Regiment as a UAV regiment were first reported in April 2024 by Ukraine-based Victory Drones.[1]
The Regiment was paraded for the first time on 2025 Moscow Victory Day Parade.[2]
Organisation
The 7th Separate Regiment has beed established within the Central Military District and it is based in Sverdlovsk Oblast. The target strength is of 1,342 personnel.[2]
The 7th Regiment includes one four Battalions: 1 UAV strike battalion and 3 UAV Reconnaissance-and-strike battalions. Command units, as well as logistics support units such as signal, medical, and repair elements, also exist.[1]
According to the Ukraine-based outlet Militarnyi, the Regimental structure includes 102 UAV crews, with the ratio of strike crews being at 40% (41 crews) and the recon crews being the 60% (61 crews).[2]
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Equipment
According to the available information, the 7th Separate Regiment is equipped with:[2]
- ZALA Lancet attack UAV (33 crews);
- SuperCam photography/commercial UAV (33 crews);
- STC Orlan-10 reconnaissance UAV (16 crews);
- ENICS Eleron-3 reconnaissance UAV (8 crews);
- ZALA Kub-BLA attack UAV (6 crews);
- Kalashnikov Quazimachta reconnaissance UAV (4 crews);
- Geran-2 attack UAV (2 crews).
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