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Battlefield Air Balloons: What Are They Used For?
Battlefield Air Balloons: What Are They Used For?
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Russian forces use superior air defenses and digital warfare methods to successfully shoot down unmanned Ukrainian air balloons, consultants advised Sputnik.
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Russia has destroyed 37 Ukrainian air balloons because the starting of the particular navy operation, in response to Russian Protection Minister Sergei Shoigu. Nevertheless, utilizing such balloons can also be not unusual for Russian forces stationed on the entrance traces.These objects are sometimes geared up with the so-called nook reflectors designed to assist the balloons stay in stealth mode for radars and detect enemy air defenses, Andrey Koshkin, a veteran Russian tutorial specializing in navy and worldwide affairs, advised Sputhik.The primary benefit of those state-of-the-art balloons is that they are often fitted with superior radar stations and the above-mentioned nook reflectors, in response to Koshkin.He added that so far as Russia is worried, it successfully downs Ukrainian balloons through the use of refined air defenses and digital warfare methods.Koshkin was echoed by veteran Russian navy observer and political analyst Evgeny Mikhailov, who advised Sputnik that Ukrainian balloons change into straightforward targets for Russian troops not least as a result of these objects are unmanned.As for the targets, the air balloons may be used for monitoring climate and for reconnaissance functions, Mikhailov concluded, recalling that Ukrainian forces unsuccessfully tried to make use of the objects to hold ammunition.
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Russian forces use superior air defenses and digital warfare methods to shoot down unmanned Ukrainian air balloons, in addition to utilizing the balloons themselves, consultants advised Sputnik.
These objects are sometimes geared up with the so-called nook reflectors designed to assist the balloons stay in stealth mode for radars and detect enemy air defenses, Andrey Koshkin, a veteran Russian tutorial specializing in navy and worldwide affairs, advised Sputhik.
“These balloons will even assist resolve plenty of issues associated to offering ‘layered protection’ if they’re positioned 20-30 kilometers from the border or the entrance line in order that they may not be destroyed,” the knowledgeable added, in an obvious reference to the continued particular operation.
The primary benefit of those state-of-the-art balloons is that they are often fitted with superior radar stations and the above-mentioned nook reflectors, in response to Koshkin.
Koshkin was echoed by veteran Russian navy observer and political analyst Evgeny Mikhailov, who advised Sputnik that Ukrainian balloons change into straightforward targets for Russian troops not least as a result of these objects are unmanned.
“So I feel Russian forces will proceed to efficiently shoot down any Ukrainian air balloons even when they change into invisible. In any case, it is a hopeless weapon in Ukraine’s struggle towards Russia,” the analyst identified.
As for the targets, the air balloons may be used for monitoring climate and for reconnaissance functions, Mikhailov concluded, recalling that Ukrainian forces unsuccessfully tried to make use of the objects to hold ammunition.