https://www.stripes.com/news/europe/russian-firm-kalashnikov-set-to-unleash-kamikaze-drones-1.570013
The Kalashnikov Group put a model of its miniature exploding drone on display this week at a major defense exhibition in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, where the world's arms companies gather every two years to show off and market their latest wares.
The Kalashnikov drone - officially named the KUB-UAV - will likewise be simple to operate, effective and cheap, its manufacturers claim - and just as revolutionary. It will mark "a step toward a completely new form of combat," said Sergey Chemezov, chairman of Russia's state-owned Rostec arms manufacturer, which owns a controlling stake in Kalashnikov, according to Kalashnikov's news statement on the launch.
The KUB is four feet wide, can fly for 30 minutes at a speed of 80 mph and carries six pounds of explosives, the news release says. That makes it roughly the size of a coffee table that can be guided to explode on a target 40 miles away - the equivalent of a "small, slow and presumably inexpensive cruise missile," according to a report by the National Interest website.