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Some more interesting videos.

Here are some videos of Shaheds being intercepted by drones. Achieving cost effective interception is a big deal for durable defense, especially with reduced western support.

https://x.com/wilendhornets/status/20034...68955?s=20

Indeed it is. Unfortunately ground-based FPV drones can't do that. https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ukra...39849.html discusses the reasons this is the case. The article does omit one very critical constraint that makes the problem even worse. As has been repeatedly pointed out, ground based drone interception is heavily constrained by geometry. The detection range, either radar or visual, of low flying drones is quite limited. This results in a very limited period of time in which interception is possible. In many cases the target can be detected but there is no feasible intercept course available. Obviously the faster the interceptor drone is the greater the options are. However, high speed with electrically powered drones drastically cuts down the range. It is a very complicated problem.
 
It is possible to use these systems as point defense weapons, but as area defense weapons, they are hopeless. FWIW so are missiles, for similar reasons. Missiles are "better" because of their higher speed, but their ground based sensor's inherent limitations are still the limiting factor.

Ukraine recently used a naval drone to attack a Russian submarine at port, apparently damaging it. Here we can see how they set up that attack, by attacking a Russian anti-submarine reconnaisance plane and disabling it. This was their only one in the region, and was active in surveilling for Ukrainian naval drones.

https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/200...21467?s=20

Thanks! Really like this, although I really hate to see Mays damaged. There are so few of them left :-) . Ukraine has got the Russian Navy on the run everywhere. One wonders if Ukraine could declare a legally enforceable blockade using drones alone :-). Would be interesting if they try it.

[Goose]

Some more interesting videos.

Here are some videos of Shaheds being intercepted by drones. Achieving cost effective interception is a big deal for durable defense, especially with reduced western support.

https://x.com/wilendhornets/status/20034...68955?s=20

Indeed it is. Unfortunately ground-based FPV drones can't do that. https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ukra...39849.html discusses the reasons this is the case. The article does omit one very critical constraint that makes the problem even worse. As has been repeatedly pointed out, ground based drone interception is heavily constrained by geometry. The detection range, either radar or visual, of low flying drones is quite limited. This results in a very limited period of time in which interception is possible. In many cases the target can be detected but there is no feasible intercept course available. Obviously the faster the interceptor drone is the greater the options are. However, high speed with electrically powered drones drastically cuts down the range. It is a very complicated problem.
 
It is possible to use these systems as point defense weapons, but as area defense weapons, they are hopeless. FWIW so are missiles, for similar reasons. Missiles are "better" because of their higher speed, but their ground based sensor's inherent limitations are still the limiting factor.

Ukraine recently used a naval drone to attack a Russian submarine at port, apparently damaging it. Here we can see how they set up that attack, by attacking a Russian anti-submarine reconnaisance plane and disabling it. This was their only one in the region, and was active in surveilling for Ukrainian naval drones.

https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/200...21467?s=20

Thanks! Really like this, although I really hate to see Mays damaged. There are so few of them left :-) . Ukraine has got the Russian Navy on the run everywhere. One wonders if Ukraine could declare a legally enforceable blockade using drones alone :-). Would be interesting if they try it.