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ZALA Z-16 detail: 120 km/h, 3.5-hour endurance, pneumatic catapult, EW-resistant

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  1. ZALA Z-16 drone cues Lancet loitering munitions to destroy concealed Bogdana-B howitzer
  2. ZALA Z-16 detail: 120 km/h, 3.5-hour endurance, pneumatic catapult, EW-resistant (this page)
Russian state media documented ZALA Z-16 reconnaissance operations within the Northern group of forces, providing capability specifics: 120 km/h top speed, approximately 3.5-hour endurance, resistance to Ukrainian electronic warfare, and launch from a compressed-air pneumatic catapult. Operators work from a laptop in field conditions and continuously rotate positions to avoid detection. The report claimed the Z-16 located and cued the destruction of a NATO-supplied M77 howitzer.

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