The Osa surface-to-air missile system destroyed the Russian drone "Orlan-10" (video)
By: Maksim Panasovskiy | 13.08.2022, 19:58
The Ukrainian Armed Forces shot down several Orlan-10 drones on August 12 and 13. One drone was destroyed thanks to the Osa SAM.
What we know
August 13 at 8:18 (EET), the Osa surface-to-air missile system launched a missile and within seconds eliminated the Orlna-10 drone. The drone was used to correct artillery fire.
Oas (translated as Wasp) is a Soviet air defense system whose production was launched in 1970. Within a few years, more than 1,000 surface-to-air missile systems were produced. Osa is designed to destroy enemy air objects at a distance of up to 10 km. The complex can operate in any weather.
Source: United Forces Group
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