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Russia fields river combat USV prototype at 50 km/h with 400 kg payload capacity

Published 3 July 2026

Russian defence-tech channels have published footage of a domestically developed river unmanned surface vessel reaching 50 km/h and carrying a 400 kg payload. Developers describe the platform as intended to counter enemy river-crossing operations on Russian-controlled waterways, adding a fast, high-capacity river-denial asset to Russia’s existing inventory of larger maritime USVs.

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UAV Development (UAVDEV) adversary2 Jul 2026 Open the post
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