Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has mentioned {that a} new department is being created inside the Air Pressure – one for unmanned air defence techniques.
Particulars: Syrskyi in a dialog with journalists, as quoted by Interfax‑Ukraine
Quote: "The safety of civilians and the safety of essential amenities and infrastructure from enemy air assaults is the highest precedence for the federal government, the president and the defence forces. To deal with this subject, alongside rising the variety of air defence techniques, we’re additionally creating different areas that present effectivity within the battle in opposition to enemy air assaults. We’re already within the course of of making a brand new department of the Air Pressure – unmanned air defence techniques."
Particulars: Syrskyi was referring to interceptor drones, together with overseas‑made fashions which, as he mentioned, have excessive success charges in opposition to Shahed assault drones – they destroy 70% or extra.
Syrskyi mentioned models geared up with these interceptor drones are being created and expanded, along with the command buildings that may handle them.
The commander‑in‑chief added that different areas are additionally being developed. Particularly, the variety of fight helicopters – which additionally present excessive effectiveness in opposition to drones – is being elevated as effectively.
"Relying on the climate, our helicopters typically shoot down as much as 40% of drones of their vary. So we’re scaling up this discipline too. These helicopters have to be fitted with specialised techniques that enable them to detect the enemy – day and evening, in varied climate situations, in thermal‑imaginative and prescient and infrared modes," Syrskyi mentioned.
In response to the overall, gentle‑plane with machine‑gun mountings have additionally "demonstrated their effectiveness in opposition to Shaheds". "We’re exploring the acquisition of specialized gentle plane for this function," he added.
Work continues to extend each the amount and high quality of digital warfare capabilities.
Quote: "Our job is to make sure three‑ to fourfold overlapping protection for amenities (together with EW measures). All the pieces obtainable to develop our radar discipline we use, and we combine every little thing right into a single system. We have now automated command techniques. Interception traces are being created. Particularly, drones are actually getting intercepted on the first line, as quickly as they cross the road of contact."
Learn extra: Blinding the Russians' eyes in the skies: how the Ukrainian army mastered the art of downing Russian spy drones
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