The drones have become one of the main keys of the . Consequently, both the Ukrainian and Russian arms industries are working to increasingly develop their unmanned vehicles to try to de-escalate the armed conflict.
In the Ukrainian casethe is working on the creation of swarms of interceptor drones in order to shield their skies from massive attacks by Russian drones.
Precisely, low cost and scalability in production are two of the elements that have pushed kyiv to place interceptor drones as one of his main defensive priorities.
In that sense, since Brave1 (a Ukrainian defense technology cluster created and funded by the state to drive innovation, development and investment in advanced military solutions) have indicated, in statements to which several of its companies are working on interceptor drone swarm technology.
Two possible applications of Ukrainian interceptor drones
With the development of these unmanned vehicles, there are two possible applications: the control of several interceptor drones at the same time (locally and remotely) by a single pilot and the independent communication between drones during the flight itself.
In this regard, the Ukrainian defense technology cluster points out that The first of these uses of interceptor drones is close to becoming a reality and applied at scale in combat.
One of the great advantages of this type of military weapons for Ukraine is its reduced price compared to the offensive drones used by Russian forces in their air attacks.
Specifically, a ukrainian interceptor drone has a manufacturing cost of $1,200. However, The unit cost of each Russian drone amounts to between $10,000 and $100,000. (the final figure depends on the specific function of the unmanned vehicle).
Consequently, kyiv can afford to produce a large number of such drones. As the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, recently stated, the country manufactures 2,000 interceptors a dayan amount that provides Ukraine with an important defensive arsenal to be able to face repeated Russian air attacks.
