The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has published data on a new Russian strike drone, the V2U, on the War&Sanctions portal.
This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate on Facebook.
In the “Weapon Components” section of the War&Sanctions portal, information has been released about the structure, electronic components, and supply sources of the V2U UAV, which is actively used by Russian forces in the Sumy region.
A key feature of the drone is its ability to autonomously search for and select targets using artificial intelligence. Its computing system is based on the Chinese Leetop A203 minicomputer, which uses a high-speed assembly powered by an NVIDIA Jetson Orin module as the central processor.
"The V2U is equipped with only one GPS module, which likely indicates that the Russians are moving away from satellite navigation due to the effectiveness of Ukrainian electronic warfare systems. It is believed that the drone uses visual-based navigation — comparing live camera images with preloaded photos of the terrain," Intelligence Agency noted.
The drone can also be controlled in FPV (first-person view) mode via LTE connection. It includes a Microdrive Tandem-4GS-OEM-11 modem-router that works with a SIM card from a Ukrainian mobile operator. Despite Russian labeling, the modem’s component base is of Chinese origin.
The drone is assembled mostly from Chinese-made components, including the engine, GPS module, servos, solid-state drive, rangefinder, speed controllers, and power supply elements. It also includes a Japanese Sony photosensitive sensor, an electromagnetic relay from the Irish company TE Connectivity, and the aforementioned American Jetson Orin module.
Main Intelligence Directorate also published identifying information on two Russian and two Chinese companies involved in the supply and assembly of components for this type of UAV.
