Blow for Putin as drone shot down over Ukraine by British air defence | W5589VM | 2024-03-01 11:08:01
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Unimaginable footage exhibits the second a British air defence system shot a Russian drone straight out of the sky over Ukraine.
The ASRAAM system has a 90% strike price and the Russian drone – a ZALA drone believed to be reconnaissance – was utterly destroyed.
The drone was flying over the Kherson area, on the front line of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
The ASRAAM system is an infrared homing air-to-air missile, designed to be fired from fighter jets, however in Ukraine it has been tailored for use as a ground-based launcher.
In December UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps announced 200 ASRAAM missiles can be sent to Ukraine, following the deaths of 28 Ukrainians in multiple Russian strikes.
Mr Shapps stated at the time: 'Putin's newest wave of murderous air strikes are desperate and futile try and regain momentum after the catastrophic lack of a whole lot of hundreds of conscripts.
'We continue to face by Ukraine's defence, which is why as we speak we're sending lots of of air defence missiles to restock British gifted air defence techniques able to putting down Russian drones and missiles with unimaginable accuracy.'
The Ministry of Defence and MBDA, an organization producing missiles, developed the altered missiles and educated up Ukrainian crews.
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The New Voice of Ukraine reported: 'The steerage system helps to select up the goal's warmth signature and hit it from totally different angles.
'The missile can detect, monitor, and hit targets that aren't situated immediately in entrance of it.'
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