US EditionThis Is How Ukraine Has Countered Russia's Iran-Designed Drones
Ukraine’s low-cost drone interceptors down 70% of Russian drones near Kyiv and will aid Gulf states facing similar Iranian drone threats, officials said.
- Recently, Ukraine is preparing to despatch military drone specialists to Gulf states to help fend off Iranian-designed drones, while private Ukrainian arms companies developed cheap, single-use interceptors to knock enemy UAVs from the sky.
- The February 2022 invasion spawned a drone arms race, with Ukraine developing interceptors and scaling up Shahed-type drone production after recent launches, forcing rapid innovation.
- The interceptors operate as winged or propeller-like, usually single-use craft guided by inbuilt cameras that beam real-time images to ground pilots, and AFP journalists witnessed them during nighttime attacks.
- AFP journalists observed Ukrainian units operating during nightly attacks, confirming that the Ukrainian military reports intercepting over 80 percent of incoming drones, with about 70 percent downed in February, according to officials.
- Ukraine deploys interceptors costing $700 to $12,000, a fraction of US Patriot missiles at over $1 million, offering a lower-cost defence model alongside electronic jamming and traditional assets.
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