A senior Ukrainian official requested on Monday( Oct 2) that Western anti-aircraft methods being supplied to Ukraine be reevaluated, claiming that simpler and less expensive weapons might be more effective in fending off Russia’s Iranian-made Shahed robots.
Almost every moment, Shahed robots are used in Russian problems. Despite Moscow’s claims that it does not targeted civilians, Ukraine has gotten better at downing them, though some still hit commercial and home sites.
The problem, according to Mykhailo Podolyak, an advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy,” was not just one of securing more anti-aircraft techniques, but generally solving a mathematical problem lying in the economy of battle.”
Podolyak wrote in English on the X system, originally Twitter, even though American devices like NASAMS and Iris-T were used to down rockets and it might not be cost-effective to use them to stop Shaheds.
As a result, it causes long-term strengthening and the depletion of allied reserves, according to Podolyak.
” The answer is obvious: there are many simpler and less expensive anti-aircraft systems available now that have proven themselves to be effective against Shaheds, in addition to mobile large-caliber system weapons.” These include Vampire and Gepard.
An anti-aircraft weapons tank called the Gepard is produced in Germany. A laser-guided weapon app that can be mounted on a truck bed makes up the US-made Vampire counter-drone program.
Such a reduction, according to Podolyak,” will lessen the impact of Soviet raids and ensure long-term stability of Russian skies and our neighboring NATO countries.”
In order to defend itself from the 19-month-old Russian conquest and to launch a battle in June aimed at regaining the about 18 % of its territory held by Moscow’s troops, Ukraine has heavily relied on weapons supplies from Western nations.
Zelenskyy and other officials have emphasized the significance of growing Ukraine’s personal arms business and working with American companies to develop weapons in subsequent weeks.