The Iskander-M missiles of Russia (in the image) and KN-23 supplied by North Korea are now capable of high maneuverability and low trajectories and curves designed to evade defenses.
Recent improvements in Russia’s short -range missiles, including higher maneuvering and radar baits, are limiting the effectiveness of Ukraine’s major antimysis systems, US intelligence services confirm.
The US Defense Intelligence Agency has confirmed that recent Russian updates to short range ballistic missiles are compromise effectiveness of air defense systems Patriot from Ukraine.
According to a recently released military report, the new Russian missiles are now capable of change the trajectory Flight along the way, complicating interception efforts.
Ukraine operates multiple Patriot Anti-Missile Batteries Provided by the United States, Germany, the Netherlands and Romania. These systems continue to be the Kiev’s main protection Against attacks on ballistic missiles, with intercetors adapted to different threats.
However, the evaluation of the day notes that the Ukrainian Air Force has found each time more difficulties in stopping missiles in approximation due to new tactics and Russian technologies, including almost ballistic trajectoriesif radar bait systems.
The report cites Two Recent Examples: An attack on June 28 involving seven ballistic missiles, of which Only one was interceptedand an attack on July 9 – the largest since the beginning of the war – in which 13 missiles were launched, of which Only seven were intercepted or neutralized.
The report does not detail specific types of missiles, but Ukrainian authorities previously identified the missiles Iskander-M from Russia and the KN-23 supplied by North Korea as central to the problem. Both are capable of high low maneuverability and trajectories and curves designed to evade defenses.
The Ukrainian Air Force spokesman, Yurii ihnatwarned in May that Russian improvements make intersections more difficult but not impossibleand that the Patriot Systems depend on predictive software to calculate the interception points; maneuverable missiles disturb these calculations.
Ihnat also pointed out that the Russian missiles are increasingly equipped with radar iscos – Technology observed for the first time in the early stages of the 2022 invasion, but now possibly more widely used.
Military analysts point out that prolonged combat offer both sides Opportunities to study enemy’s abilities and adapt your tactics in accordance.
The continuous use of the patriot systems in Ukraine it may have given Russia valuable perceptions of its operational limits – which has broader implications for other patriot -dependent armiesincluding the US, which already works to expand and modernize its anti-missile equipment.
