But each mission requires detailed planning and preparation, with complicated attention to countering electronic air defenses in order to hit the objective. JL
Sebastian Shukla and colleagues report in CNN:
More than 7,000 Ukrainian drone strikes have landed inside Russia this year. Drones, while highly effective, are not always that efficient – swarms of them are required to ensure their targets are hit. Smaller drones are crucial to the success of any mission. The aim is to overwhelm the air defenses and draw Russian fire away from the Liutyi, which often carries a payload as great as 250 kilograms (550 pounds). Each drone will be programmed with more than 1,000 different waypoints, to evade Russia’s air defense. There is tacit acceptance that this resembles a video game. "But it's not a game, it's a war. We are forcing the enemy to think about what they did in February 2022."