Attacks by “kamikaze drones” that targeted a central district of Kyiv on Monday proved to be very effective, but what is this new weapon that might greatly help one of the two countries win this war?
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Here are four things to know regarding his kamikaze drones according to former military intelligence officer, Simon Leduc.
Going to war is expensive and Russia and Ukraine are constantly looking for ways to equip themselves at a lower cost.
“These drones are not expensive so we are able to manufacture several at low cost. They are programmed to go to a position with a GPS. It is very simple. Systems,” he says.
Defense systems are not always able to detect these drones since they do not fly very high.
“The problem with Iranian drones is that they are very difficult to detect since they do not fly very high and at a slower speed than an airplane. These two aspects mean that the defense systems tend to ignore this kind of threat”, underlines the former officer.
The systems that are able to detect them are very expensive and this kind of weapon might do a lot of damage in the long run.
“The air defense systems we have in the West like the Patriots are big missiles that cost regarding a million each. Every time you press the defense button it’s a million dollars while these drones are manufactured between $1,000 and $10,000”, mentions the military intelligence expert.
Drones are weapons that are increasingly used in military operations.
We have seen the use of these weapons in Afghanistan to target senior members of the Islamic State.
“Drones are becoming fundamental weapons in a war. Russia does not have a large production of drones, while the Iranians have good expertise because they have captured American drones in Afghanistan and those which have passed over its territory,” he said. -he.
