Shahed drones now equipped with electronic warfare: MoD reveals Russia’s plan

Modification of Russian strike drones

According to the Ukrainian side, Russian forces are adapting their unmanned aerial vehicles used in attacks on Ukrainian cities and critical infrastructure facilities.

This involves the introduction of electronic warfare systems that allow the drones to increase their resistance to interception in the air.

Statement from the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense

Oleksii Vyskub confirmed that such technologies are already being installed on Shahed-type strike drones, which Russia regularly uses to attack Ukrainian territory.

According to him, this is an attempt to change the tactics of drone use, taking into account the active deployment of Ukrainian countermeasures.

"These modified drones fly in our country and try to suppress our interceptor drones," he said through an interpreter.

New phase of aerial confrontation

Ukrainian experts view these changes as an attempt by Russia to increase the survivability of its drones amid active counteraction from air defense systems and interceptors.

This, in turn, complicates the task of protecting airspace and requires further development of technologies for detecting and neutralizing targets.

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