Ukrainian forensics expert Oleksandr Vysikan said on Thursday that Russia is upgrading Iranian suicide drones with more advanced technology to slip them past Ukrainian air defenses and deliver more powerful explosives.
Oleksandr told Radio Free Europe (RFE) the Russians “now use a more powerful warhead” in their Iranian-designed Shahed drones, along with satellite guidance systems that are more difficult for Ukrainian forces to jam, plus a backup system in case the primary guidance electronics get scrambled.
“We see that they have changed the design and some electronics because of the different warhead,” he said, displaying components salvaged from the wreckage of Russian drones.
“The internal electronics are the biggest difference between the versions of this drone. They have completely changed,” he said.
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