Russia is trying to improve the Iranian Shahed drones, with which it attacks objects on the territory of Ukraine, based on the experience of their use, the intelligence of Great Britain notes.
How Russia is improving the Iranian "Shaheds"
According to the agency, the Russian Federation could supplement Iranian drones with weapons manufactured at its factories.
Intelligence cites data from the end of November that a Ukrainian SIM card and a 4G modem were found in one downed Shaheds.
As noted in the department, in this way, the Russian Federation is trying to improve guidance in real time using cell towers to reduce dependence on satellite navigation.
In addition, British analysts suggest, this may be an attempt to weaken Ukrainian means of radio-electronic warfare.
The Russians are trying to make their drones more invisible
The spokesman of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Col Yuriy Ignat, notes that the Russian army has previously improved the UAVs it received from Iran, as well as those manufactured directly on the territory of the aggressor country, using composite materials for the reflective surface there.
Now we can see that we have used carbon material. Carbon, which is an absorbing material for the radar signal, and the color black — it's clear why. This will complicate the work of air defense, namely the visual reference to the target of mobile fire groups, Yuriy Ignat explained.
Against this background, it is worth mentioning that on the night of November 25, the Russian invaders launched a record number of attack UAVs over Ukraine – 75 "Shaheds".
Ukrainian Air Defense forces managed to shoot down 74 of them.
