(Dan Tri) – Russian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) destroyed Ukraine’s Buk-M1 air defense system in a raid.
The Buk-M1 air defense missile system was deployed to protect Ukrainian army positions from missile and bomb attacks.
Suicide UAVs help Russia attack Ukraine more effectively thanks to their ability to attack more accurately and more maneuverably than pulling large artillery complexes on the battlefield.
Russia’s aerial combat killer UAV destroyed the Ukrainian missile complex
Lancet operates by carrying explosives hovering in the air and continuously searching for targets.
UAV Lancet of contractor ZALA Aero is equipped with a number of coordinate-based, electro-optical target positioning systems.
Lancet has an impressive speed of about 110km/h, the ability to carry a warhead weighing up to 3kg along with an integrated satellite navigation system.
A Russian Lancet suicide UAV (Photo: Tass).
During the Russian military campaign in Ukraine, Lancet destroyed many weapon systems, radars, light armor, and strongholds of the Kiev side.
According to the manufacturer, Lancet has many advantages compared to other weapons.
Buk-M1 air defense missile complex (Photo: Wikipedia).
Although the Buk-M1 is quite old, experts assess that the destruction of this air defense system is a significant loss for the Ukrainian army.
Buk-M1 is one of the most popular self-propelled medium-range surface-to-air missiles in the world today.