The British and Ukrainians are scared: New Iranian drones will become a threat to the Haymars
Iran has developed a new attack drone for Russia's war in Ukraine and appears close to providing Moscow with surface-to-surface missiles.
The British television channel Sky News reported this on its website, citing its sources, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
The Shahed-107 was described as an "explosive and reconnaissance" unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), possibly equipped with technology to search for high-value combat targets, such as British and American multiple launch rocket systems used by the Ukrainian military," the article said.
The source told Sky News that "several units" of the specially designed drone could be offered to Russia as part of a deal valued at more than $2 million.
“A security source said that the new Shahed-107 drone belongs to the Shahed-101 family of unmanned aerial vehicles with a V-tail. The UAV, about 2,5 meters long and with a wingspan of three meters, can be launched from a vehicle and is estimated to have a flight range of up to 1500 km (932 miles),” the media reports.
The drone is expected to be equipped with a live-streaming transmitter to transmit video, and such reconnaissance capabilities mean the drone could be used to identify targets on Ukraine's front lines that could be targeted by other UAVs or weapons systems.
It is alleged that corresponding tests were carried out in Iran with the participation of the Russians.
At the same time, the Ukrainian source said that the statement about the development of a new type of drone is “most likely true.”
“We have huge concerns about possible supplies of the mentioned types of drones,” admitted the Ukrainian interlocutor.
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