Shahid drones were a piece of cake for Ukrainian helicopters.Russia just turned them into their biggest dream.

In a catalog of strategic developments due to the war in Ukraine, some of the decisions Russia has taken are…

Among the great catalog of renewal brought about by the war in Ukraine, little revealed the decision of Russia to deal with one of the biggest dangers of Drones.In short, they became the Shahed-136 (symbolic of their plan to fill with cheap, disposable platforms) in the basic air war.

Mutation.Freudian drones become drones, bands of hundreds of kilometers, cameras mounted on trees, campends, now, now, now, now, helicopter misguidance, continuous sticks.

Images released by Ukrainian agencies and electronic warfare experts confirm the presence of R-60s mounted on Shahed's nose, and the interception of one of them by a Ukrainian Sting drone suggests that Russia is experimenting with the idea of ​​converting a disposable projectile into a reactive vector, which the devices are now capable of dealing with until it is deactivated.

A new intelligence ecosystem.The success of the Ukrainian helicopter SHAHEDS (sporting devices a number of shoot-down points and groups authorized to shoot hundreds of drones) made these low air defense aircraft for us.The drone became a vulnerable target for artillery blasts or volleys used at close range.

But the presentation of the R-60 is balanced: While it is limited, it is slow and certain that some drots will make their way Yekireni to correct the distance of Yukirery to correct their distance. Each collection becomes less of a program and more of a version of the declaration of what they will hurt.

Extraball.even If sheared real killing ability is low (and the operational window of the target with a narrow fox), with many four-static war, because there is a possibility of a useful helicopter.

Technical limitations.The R-60, known to NATO as the aphid, was designed for main fighters, not slow drones aimed at recreational equipment.Its integration in Shahed poses obvious challenges: The operator must adjust manually until it is directed to the target, reach an angle sufficient to allow the seeker with infrared to find the signature of the oil, and maintain the alignment long enough to authorize the shot.

The narrow view of the missile, the low path of the shahed and the possibility of the helicopter using the flag reduce the effectiveness.However, historical experience shows that even an imperfect weapon can achieve victory if the nature of the plan gives it.

precedent.If we go back, we have the US Predator aircraft armed with Stinger missiles in 2002 (unsuccessful, but backfired), which shows that these formations are not looking for air superiority, but rather force the enemy to act cautiously.

Just as Ukraine's drones are armed with missiles to prevent them from harassing Russian helicopters, Russia uses the same defensive-offensive logic: one of these armed drones, hidden in a fleet of outwardly identical devices, forces the adversary to increase its range or change its costly defense policy.

Drones vs drones.Shahed armed R-60 is not a transformative weapon in itself.But it is a sign of the continued development of drone warfare.In its administration, Russia has expanded versions to include real-time control, reactive options, real-time and possible developments based on artificial intelligence for dynamic target detection.

Ukraine, for its part, is developing low-cost combinations that allow it to shoot down Russian drones or cheap communications.Each electronic device represents a convention: if Ukraine needs less wildlife, Russian studies equip its new toes or electronic warfare power.

The most dangerous skiesIt is the result of these advances.The introduction of the Shahed-R-60 marks a turning point because it destroys one of the few stable advantages Ukraine has retained: the ability of its helicopters to hunt down drones in relative safety.All aircraft must now consider the possibility, however remote, of encountering missiles that were not foreseen in the original mission design.

These are not just limitations, but they force us to share risks and corrective routes, muscles and speeds and pulses and speeds and pulses and speeds.Ukraine's skies, already autonomous, with naval missiles, fueling equipment and aircraft operating in Denspace's competitive AirSpace, always add quality to the operational equation.And it is possible that this is the beginning: the integration of Mislales is the first step towards the first drones that attack from the inside with sound, can protect themselves or even other devices in waves together.

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