Ukraine’s ‘stealth’ weapons make Russia change its defense strategy

According to Newsweek, that was the recent statement of Mr. Dmitry Rogozin, former director of the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos, and currently an official appointed by Moscow in Zaporizhzhia, an area that belongs to Ukraine but has merged into its territory. Russian Federation in 2022. According to him, Ukraine has increased the operating range and stealth capabilities of the Baba Yaga UAV.

“We will destroy these UAVs after studying their habits, routes, and tactics. It is important not only to shoot down the UAV, but also to find where the operator is hiding,” Mr. Rogozin shared on Telegram.

According to him, the Russian military “cannot hear sounds from UAVs, but can see them within the thermal imaging range at a distance of several kilometers.”

Mr. Rogozin previously asserted that Baba Yaga UAVs are considered “extremely dangerous” for the Russian military, as they are deployed in pairs with first-person view (FPV) UAVs.

UAV Baba Yaga is self-produced by Ukraine, has a flight speed of more than 80 km/h, a maximum load of 15kg, and an operating range of 10km. The UAV is equipped with a thermal imaging camera to detect and attack targets at night.

In early April, Mr. Samuel Bendett at the US Center for Naval Analyzes (CNA) said that the Baba Yaga UAVs may be a modified version of agricultural UAVs, and are often designed as 4-wing aircraft or 6 wings.

Mr. Bendett commented that Russia is trying to produce corresponding UAVs, but currently there is no similar type to Baba Yaga. “Ukraine is an expert in controlling these UAVs,” Mr. Bendett emphasized.

Meanwhile, Mr. Rogozin also acknowledged Ukraine’s advances in UAV technology. “This is no longer about turning an agricultural UAV into a combat UAV, but it has become a heavy helicopter UAV equipped with electric motors and powerful batteries to increase its operating range,” the Russian official said.

The more than 2-year conflict in Ukraine has accelerated the process of improving and developing UAVs, causing Kiev and Moscow to constantly strive to surpass the other. UAVs used on the ground, in the air, and underwater with many features such as attacking targets and exploding, gathering intelligence, or guiding artillery attacks have also quickly become popular. born. Russia and Ukraine are said to have destroyed hundreds of each other’s UAVs every day.

Mr. Mykhailo Fedorov, Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, once commented that UAVs “sometimes operate more effectively than artillery systems”.

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