Russian remote-initiated programmable fuze

13 May 2025

A short report on a new Russian fuze that has been developed for use with uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) mounted munitions

A new Russian fuze has been developed for use with uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) mounted munitions
The Mishka (Ru: Мишка) is programmable and remote (command) initiated
The fuze is reportedly powered by the UAV, or uncrewed ground vehicle (UGV), onboard battery
Arming delay and self-destruct is programmed before launch
Initiation is achieved via the UAV (or UGV) controller
This fuze has reportedly been used with a UAV fitted with a MON-50 (Ru: МОН-50) to provide an airburst directional fragmentation effect over troops

METIS Links

Munitions: Mishka and MON-50

Source Information *

Source 1, Source 2, Source 3

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