Russian long-range drones use new tactics against Ukrainian air defense

Russian long-range drones have begun using new tactics to penetrate Ukrainian air defenses. Izvestia reports this.

As specified, the change in approach allows drones to operate in a new way when performing tasks in the area of ​​a special military operation. The new tactics allow the military to adapt the use of long-range unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to countermeasures.

One of the tasks of the new radar systems was the detection of Ukrainian interceptor drones. Such devices can take up positions in advance on the intended routes of Russian drones and attack them as they approach. However, Russian drone operators now receive data on the location of such threats and can choose safer flight directions.

Previously, radar equipment, designed primarily to work with larger targets, was predominantly used to detect airborne objects. When detecting small drones, the effectiveness of such systems was limited. In addition, another task of the radar will be to determine the areas from which Ukrainian drones are launched. The information obtained about the location of launch sites can be transferred to other units for the further use of fire weapons.