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| Ukraine: we shot down every Shahed launched on Jan 1 and 2 |
| 2023-01-04 |
| From Institute for the Study of War Ukraine's air force reported on January 1 that Ukrainian air defense forces shot down all 45 Russian Iranian-made Shahed-136 drones that Russia fired at Ukraine on New Year's Eve. [1]Â Ukrainian Air Force Spokesman Yuriy Ignat stated on January 1 that Ukrainian forces used the US-provided NASAMS air defense system to shoot down these drones. [2]Â The Ukrainian General Staff reported on January 2 that Ukrainian forces intercepted all 39 Shahed-136 drones launched against Ukraine between the night of January 1 and 2. [3]Â The Ukrainian General Staff again reported on January 2 that Ukrainian forces shot down all 27 Shahed-136 drones that Russian forces launched against Ukraine on January 2, though it is unclear if this figure includes the previously reported intercepts from the night between January 1 and 2. |
| Posted by:lord garth |
| #8 Vampireanti-drone using laser homing APKWS rockets is comparable in cost to Iranian drones and works against helicopters and lightly armored ground vehicles. Helicopters w/ gunners are fast enough that they can intercept Iranians drones. In the longer term, fast anti-drone drones will have to intercept them, either armed or by crashing into them (armored or w/ explosives). |
| Posted by: Waldemar the Limber5043 2023-01-04 16:02 |
| #7 'Built FORD Tough" |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2023-01-04 12:42 |
| #6 I've also seen a video on the Ukrainians using a truck-mounted DShK and a searchlight against the S-136 drones. Seems effective and cheaper than even an old manpad. Those Shaheds don't fly very fast and you can hear those 2-cycle engines coming from a long ways away. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2023-01-04 12:15 |
| #5 Also factor in the cost of a Shaheed hitting something important. A crucial but often neglected part of the calculation. One round of bullet may only cost a dollar but you would spend 100 times that on a bullet-proof vest to save your life. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2023-01-04 10:04 |
| #4 Also factor in the cost of a Shaheed hitting something important. |
| Posted by: Angstrom 2023-01-04 09:28 |
| #3 NASAMS (Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System, also known as the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System ) is a distributed and networked short- to medium-range ground-based air defense system began development in the nineteen eighties by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) and Raytheon. |
| Posted by: Slavising Unineting5672 2023-01-04 07:36 |
| #2 Why? It's not like Ukraine is footing the bill fro the NASAMS. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2023-01-04 05:09 |
| #1 The cost of a NASAMS air defence system to a Shahed makes me wonder if it is such a victory. |
| Posted by: Daffy Grumble8611 2023-01-04 03:30 |