New "Shahed" presented by Iran may be harder to detect - Ignat

New "Shahed" presented by Iran may be harder to detect - Ignat

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Iran has released a new modification of the Shahed drone, it is already painted in a matte black color, which may complicate the work

Iran has released a new modification of the Shahed drone, which may be more difficult to detect. This opinion was expressed on Tuesday during a telethon by the spokesman of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuriy Ihnat, UNN reports.

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Now there is news that Iran is producing a new "Shahed" with a jet engine, with different radar guidance. There are different options. This "Shahed" is very reactive. And this "Shahed" is already painted in a matte black color, which can further complicate the work. Actually, the visual reference to this "shahed"

, - said Yuriy Ihnat.

Details

It has become more difficult to detect enemy UAVs now, as the occupiers have changed their tactics. Previously, the Russians used to launch drones during the day, but later they started doing it at night to make it harder to detect them visually.

It is not yet known whether Russia will receive the new Iranian UAVs and whether it will manufacture them on its own, but Ihnat notes that "these countries have this experience."

To recap

As reported by the Ministry of Strategic Industries, Ukraine has recently started mass production of a domestic product, if we talk about "Ukrainian Shahids." 

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