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Ukraine’s RAM-2X Loitering Munition is Giving Russian Armor Nightmares
The battlefield is evolving. Fast. And Ukraine’s latest addition to its expanding drone arsenal, the RAM-2X, might just be one of the most terrifying entries yet.
Why? Because it’s not just another loitering munition. It’s a purpose-built killer with a warhead designed to turn Russian vehicles and troops into shredded aluminum. With its recon partner, the Shark UAV, this combo is rewriting the rules of tactical drone warfare in Ukraine.
The Kill Mechanism: Ukrainian-Made, Purpose-Built, Brutal
Let’s start with what matters most: the warhead.
The RAM-2X carries an explosively formed penetrator (EFP), a nasty piece of warhead engineering that, unlike your typical shaped charge, doesn’t produce a molten jet. Instead, it forms a solid metal slug upon detonation and hurls it at Mach 15 toward its victim. It’s essentially a flying sniper round with the punch of an anti-tank mine.
Photos of a downed RAM-2X in occupied Donetsk revealed internal markings: “ЗК 2,7 УЯ” deciphered as a “controlled charge” (ЗК), with a 2.7-kilogram EFP payload. For context, that’s enough to punch through most Russian armor, demolish entrenched positions, or vaporize a squad of infantry behind cover.
