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A technical assessment published by Ukraine’s HUR says Russia has adapted the Gerbera decoy drone into the Gerbera-2, a one-way attack aircraft with a reported range of 1,200 kilometers and a 25-kilogram warhead. The claims point to a longer-range use for a platform previously identified as a decoy.
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A technical assessment published by Ukraine’s HUR says Russia has adapted the Gerbera decoy drone into the Gerbera-2, a one-way attack aircraft with a reported range of 1,200 kilometers and a 25-kilogram warhead. The claims point to a longer-range use for a platform previously identified as a decoy.
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