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Russia is equipping its Geran-type one-way attack drones with a new electronic warfare system that blinds Ukrainian interceptor drones just as they close in for the kill, a prominent Ukrainian military expert said on August 24.
Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov described the system in a Telegram post, saying it targets the video link that Ukrainian interceptor pilots rely on to visually track and strike incoming drones.
The system includes a receiver that detects an approaching interceptor’s video signal, according to the expert, who added that the receiver then activates a transmitter, which broadcasts interference on the exact same frequency the interceptor is using.
Two days earlier, Beskrestnov shared a photo showing the antennas used in one version of the system, which were found among the wreckage of a Geran drone.
Click to see full-size image. (Telegram)
The system was most likely developed specifically for the propeller-driven Geran-1 and 2, which are said to be copies of Iran’s Shahed-131 and 136. These two versions have a range of around 900 kilometers and 2,500 kilometers, respectively, with a moderate cruise speed of around 180 kilometers per hour.
Ukraine has increasingly relied on first-person-view interceptor drones to shoot down Geran-1 and 2 drones. Any onboard electronic warfare system that defeats those interceptors would pose a direct challenge to that defense.
While Russia is upgrading these older versions to make them immune to interceptors, it is also expanding the production of jet-powered Geran-4 and 5, which can reach speeds of 850 kilometers per hour and 1,000 kilometers per hour, respectively. At these higher speeds, interceptors can’t simply catch up with these drones.
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this upgrade is too little too late considering that tens of thousands of these drones have already shot down by ukranian defenders and the ones that did land on their targets failed to cause significant damage on ukraninan infrastructure. you need significant military gear to win a war of this magnitude but russia still believes they can win on the cheap despite all the evidence to the contrary