TACTICAL USE OF LOW-SPEED UAVS TO BYPASS A LAYERED AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM

Low-speed UAVs, usually powered by piston engines, represent a key element of a modern attacking strategy due to their unique combination of characteristics: long endurance, long range, significant payload and, most importantly, low cost. These features allow them to effectively use tactics aimed at overcoming layered air defense. Unlike high-speed jet vehicles designed to penetrate air defenses, low-speed drones use mainly other methods: camouflage, massing, maneuvering and psychological impact. Their main strength lies not in speed, but in the ability to be present over the theater of military operations for a long time, creating chaos and overloading defensive systems.

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Published: 08/03/26