Tu-141 Strizh - Tu-143 Reys - Tu-243 Reys-D | The Soviet UAVs that defy time

We are investigating the Tu-141 / Tu-143 / Tu-243, the 40-years old UAVs that still threaten NATO. #tu141 #tu143 #drone What were the early UAV projects of the USSR, which paved the way for the development of the Tu-141 Strizh and its scaled-down variants, Tu-143 Reys and Tu-243 Reys-D? What are the features of these UAVs? What were the combat experiences of the Tu-143 before the collapse of the USSR? What does the 2022 Zagreb Tu-141 crash tell us? 00:00 Introduction 01:27 Historical background 03:12 Programme history 05:40 Design 07:33 Users 07:50 Specifications (Tu-141) 09:29 Operational use (1982 Lebanon War / Soviet invasion of Afghanistan / Russo-Ukrainian War / 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine) 11:10 2022 Zagreb Tu-141 crash Welcome to our new content. As the Weapon Detective, we are investigating modern weapon systems of the Second Cold War. The Weapon Legends is about older weapon systems. In our videos, we tell their epic stories which made them a legend. The Weapon Legends investigates these stories, reads between the lines, analyse, and tells the untold. In our videos, you can find technical information as well as historical backgrounds, what happened during the development processes, combat experience and political projection. Let the wisdom of history show us what the future would be like. Let’s investigate the veteran weapons of the past together. © Ударная Сила, страна, оружие, KSO, Hot Places, Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Parampaev, Ukrainian Military YouTube, Hazard TV - Необычное оружие и техника, Радіо Свобода Україна, Andr Rygik, Israel Defense Forces, Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, Олапу Олас, Rob Lee, Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Croatia, NATO, U.S. Department of Defense, French Navy, Hungarian Defence Force Music: Авиамарш - Soviet Air Force March (Instrumental) Please click the link to watch our other Weapon Legends videos Please click the link to watch our other Russian-Soviet Systems videos Please click the link to watch our other Weapon Legends-Air videos videos Please click the link to watch our other Weapons of Russo-Ukrainian War videos weapondetective@