"No one in the world has done such a system": a military expert told about the possibilities of air defense of the Armed Forces
He noted that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation accumulate rockets for the task of strokes in winter on critical infrastructure. "Approximately 20-25 rockets per month they still have the ability to produce. Meanwhile, in the West, a cycle of production of one anti-aircraft missile system is 15-18 months. We need multilayered air defense," he said.
According to him, Ukraine and its allies mentioned the old projects on the adaptation of Soviet SPR to Western missiles, and Ukraine and the US launched the Frankensam program to create "hybrid" air defense systems. "The program has started to be developed last year in the fall. This is a forced step. Because to pass on new Western designs is almost nothing.
Because most of the Western countries do not want to reduce their own defensive capabilities by transferring these anti-aircraft missile complexes. It is worth saying that it is worth saying that It is not only a starting installation, but also a radar station, a car that charges. That is, these are several elements that must work and already work for air defense, "Zhirokhov said. He noted that there is no universal anti-aircraft missile system that would protect against all threats.
"Patriot systems can knock down ballistic missiles. BUK BUK C-300 can knock down planes and winged missiles, quite conditional. Small range systems are knocking down drones. more or less versatile and could work for various purposes. No one has done such a system in the world. We are the pioneers. We ourselves find some solutions that reinforce the air defense, "the expert said. He added that the Ukrainian experience will also use Western countries.
"If compared to the autumn of 2022, the strengthening of the air defense system of Ukraine occurred several times. That is, 2-2. 5 times the complexes and opportunities for air defense has become more. Now you need to understand the plan of the enemy, where these complexes need to be relocated to cover those the directions where Russian aggressors are directed by the main strokes. To cover the whole territory, of course, very difficult, almost impossible.
But it is necessary to understand where they are hitting and dispersing the air defense system to cover the whole territory of Ukraine as much as possible, "Mikhail Zhirokhov said . We will remind that the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergey Shoigu declared the destruction of 37 aircraft of the Armed Forces and voiced the "sentence" F-16 earlier it was reported that the anti-aircraft installation of the Air Force of the Armed Forces was shot down two missiles X-59.