Russia is designing a transformer to sucker punch the US

Orvelin Valle
Nov 1, 2018 8:33 PM PDT
1 minute read
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SUMMARY

After having success with unmarked trailer trucks in Ukraine, Russia is looking to exploit its incognito strategy even further. The Russians have come up with a weapons concept reminiscent of Optimus Prime from Transformers. It’s desi…

After having success with unmarked trailer trucks in Ukraine, Russia is looking to exploit its incognito strategy even further. The Russians have come up with a weapons concept reminiscent of Optimus Prime from Transformers.


It's designed to surprise the U.S. military by sneaking up under the cover of an inconspicuous semi-trailer truck. When the weapon is close enough to strike, the trailer disconnects from the truck and transforms into a nasty helicopter drone with missiles and a Gatling gun.

In keeping with Hollywood's depiction of Russian bad guys, the trailer also includes two get-away motorcycles. Seriously, it looks like something you'd expect to see in a 'Die Hard' flick.

Here's how it works:

The trailer pulls up within striking distance of its target.

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One soldier in civilian clothes scopes out the area while another soldier stays behind to monitor the transformation.

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Most of the transformation is self automated.

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A final weapons check is done with an iPad before the nasty payload is deployed.

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The drone surprises the target by rising from the tree line.

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It is designed to attack targets on land ...

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... or at sea.

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