
The American magazine Newsweek warns about the high rate of production of Russian jet-powered drones, noting that the problem for Russia’s opponents is not only the quantity, but also the quality of the UAVs produced, and interceptor missiles for Patriot air defense systems are too expensive to intercept them.
AI-generated summary
In the context of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Russian forces are increasing their use of drones, including those equipped with jet engines, raising concerns among Western analysts over the effectiveness and cost of countermeasures.
The pace of production of Russian jet-powered drones is alarming. The American magazine Newsweek wrote about this, noting that the problem for opponents of the Russian Federation is not only the quantity, but also the quality of the UAVs produced.
According to the publication, interceptor missiles for Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) are too expensive to try to shoot down drones, which are launched in large quantities by the Russian Armed Forces.
“The speed with which Russia is escalating the threat to Ukraine associated with the use of jet engines is frightening,” the article notes.
The material clarifies that the Russian side continues to increase both the quantity and quality of jet drones.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Russia will continue to increase production and improve the quality of jet-powered drones
Likely · Within months

A Russian Grad multiple launch rocket system crew from the 30th Motorized Rifle Regiment of Battlegroup North’s 44th Army Corps destroyed Ukrainian drone control posts and personnel in the Sumy Region during a precision strike in the special military operation zone, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

Armoured personnel on armored vehicles tried to get out of the area near the village of Nefedovka in Kharkiv region, but were destroyed by a complex fire, the force said.

A crew of unmanned systems of the 22nd motorized rifle regiment of the Sever group of forces discovered and destroyed a dugout of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Sumy region using an FPV drone on fiber optics, which provides stable control and is not subject to interference, said the crew commander with the call sign Bakh.

The Yak-130M combat training aircraft will be equipped with the President defense complex, which will be able not only to shoot heat traps, but also to conduct electronic warfare for self-defense, test pilot Alexander Guskov said. Earlier, Rostec stated that the aircraft had learned to hit low-speed targets at any time of the day.

The director of the Museum of Air Defense Forces, retired colonel Yuri Knutov, told TASS that after the full deployment of the Russian low-orbit satellite constellation "Rassvet", the effectiveness of the use of drones of the "Geran" type will increase tenfold, which will allow them to operate throughout Ukraine without interference.

Due to a shortage of missiles for Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems in Western countries, Ukraine will not be able to obtain a significant number of such missiles, as it competes for the remaining reserves with Israel and Saudi Arabia, whose demand has increased due to the conflict in the Middle East, said Luxembourg MEP Fernand Kartheiser.