The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has led to both sides trying to create armament and war material of forms quite ingenious. Proof of this is the balloon converted into platform to launch Kamikaze drones to the long -range unidirectional drones that are next.
The aerostate images have been shared in a publication in ‘X’ (formerly known as Twitter), where you can see the system, probably manufactured by the Ukrainian startup Aerobavavna, Although it is not known exactly.
The system has a launcher for an “interceptor” of kamikaze drones of fixed wing, in addition to several sensors located at the bottom of the aerostate and other parts of the equipment. According to Telegram channel @infomil_live, the system begins to perform the interception function “After detecting long -range UAV kamikaze through a IR (infrared) camera.”
For now, more information about other details about the system is unknown, nor the level of automation with which it has or the roles that human operators will perform in their work. Despite this, What is known exactly is that at a higher height, it will be better the field of vision of the sensor system.
It should be noted that the idea of this type of systems is not new. As an example is the high network sensor system of defense of land attack missiles set of the United States Army (Jlens), which is also based on an aerostate.
In the event that this balloon -mounted interceptor manages to work successfully, it could serve as a Ukrainian air defense form, being able to deploy throughout the country. In addition, in the event that they are an economic and simple option, it will become a faithful ally of the Ukrainian forces, that are now threatened by the constant warnings and ads of Trump.
