Two military experts present to “Sky News Arabia” an assessment of the two countries’ capabilities in this area, stressing that the decisive factor is not in the number and capabilities of drones each country has, but in the defense system with which he protects his sky from the attacks of his adversary.
A month full of fashion shows
And Voronezh Governor Alexander Gusev announced that two Ukrainian drones tried to attack a military installation in Voronezh, but the first veered off course and fell, and the second was destroyed, according to what was reported by the Russian “Sputnik”. agency.
This month of May has been filled with incidents in which the two countries have been attacked by marches.
On May 8, Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced that buildings had been attacked by 35 drones, which he described as “the biggest targeting of the capital since the start of the war”.
Earlier this month, a fire broke out at the Elsky oil refinery in southern Russia following a marching attack.
As for the most significant attack, it was announced by the Kremlin (the Russian presidential residence) on May 3, that it had been attacked by rallies aimed at assassinating President Vladimir Putin.
Russian and Ukrainian types
Military expert Brigadier General Naji Malaeb presents examples of what Russia and Ukraine have in the works:
Russia is marching
A Russian-made rotary step called (Kpa). Russian-made “fixed-wing” marches, including (Orian), (Forpost) and (Zala 421). The Russian-made Zala kub suicide marches.
Ukrainian marches
It also has “suicide, fixed-wing and rotary-wing” marches, including Ukrainian and American, Polish and German-made ones.
The defense system is the key
However, Malaeb points out that the arsenal of marches is not the only decisive factor in this battle, but “the password is linked to the capabilities of air defense systems and radars”.
Military expert Muhammad al-Yamani supports Malaeb’s opinion, saying that for this reason Russia has air defense systems with imaginary capabilities, above which is the S-400 Triumf system, and for its part , Ukraine received the American Patriot systems in April .
Russian or American?
Assess the stages of what distinguishes the Russian “S-400” from its competitor “Patriot”:
The S-400 is much cheaper and easier to move than the Patriot. The S-400 is mobile and can be loaded with three loads, one for ammo, the second for launch and operations, and the third for counter action. A type of Patriot has been developed, the “PAC-3”, which is more capable and efficient than the “S-400”.
Al-Yamani believes that the Russian system is superior to its American counterpart, in terms of “price and capabilities”.
characteristics of both systems
The Russian S-400:
It is able to detect air targets at a distance of 600 km, and to target 80 targets simultaneously by directing two surface-to-air missiles for each target. It targets all types of combat aircraft, including stealth aircraft and drones, ballistic and guided missiles, and medium-range missiles. It can engage and destroy aircraft at a range of 2.5 km to 380 km, in addition to destroying aircraft while flying at altitudes ranging from 10 meters to 30 km. The ability to destroy ballistic missiles within a radius of 5-60 km, while destroying them at altitudes between 2 and 25 km.
american patriot
Shoot down intercontinental and short-range ballistic missiles, planes and marches. Hit air targets at a distance of 160 km and ballistic missiles at a distance of 75 km. Patriot “PAC-3” can launch 16 missiles at once, each is 5 meters long and carries an explosive warhead weighing 73 kilograms.
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