The Russian army has begun using plywood Geran drones to target missiles, Reuters reported on Wednesday, July 31. These inexpensive drones, costing no more than $10,000, allow the detection of both mobile and stationary air defense groups.
According to journalists, sometimes groups of flying Gerans consist of so-called "decoys." Visually, they look like ordinary kamikaze drones, but are made of foam and plywood, do not have a warhead or are equipped with a minimal amount of explosives, and also use thin sheet metal to create reflective surfaces. It is impossible to distinguish such a kamikaze drone from a regular one from the ground.
Plywood drones are equipped with SIM cards from one of the enemy's telecom operators. These devices monitor both stationary and mobile air defense groups. All information received is transmitted to Russian operators in real time, which allows them to adjust the course of flying missiles or change targets for other drones.
Plywood drones can stay in the air for a long time at an altitude of up to 1000 meters, remaining out of reach of automatic weapons and machine guns. Such UAVs create significant problems for air defense systems, forcing them to change positions and spend expensive missiles on inexpensive decoys.
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