Plaque up to 30 drones a day. Iran is increasing the release of Shakhamed UAV, which will answer the air defense of Ukraine

Iran is gradually increasing the production of drones-Kamikadze "Shahaned"-over the past one and a half years the production capabilities of the country have increased multiple. Moscow is completely relied on Tehran and is highly dependent on the supplies of Iranian UAVs. Systemic strikes of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine without the help of Iran are impossible.

The Russian leadership takes steps to reduce addiction, in particular, it is equipped with a factory for the production of shock drones in the city of Elabuga of the Republic of Tatarstan. In January 2023, Iranian experts arrived in this city, and Moscow declared plans to produce at least 6,000 drones a year. The assembly areas wanted to expand to 100,000 square meters, but the project is virtual.

Iran will probably be released in 2024 for production rates from 600 to 800 drones "Shahaned-131/136" per month. At the beginning of Russia's deliveries in 2022, the level was much lower - the production line issued up to 50 drones of only one type. The Russians had to choose between 50 Shakhaned-136 or Shahhed-131 units. As of today, the production figure is approaching 400 units and the potential for its increase is stored.

But sooner or later any production will fit into the ceiling, says the focus coordinator of the group "Information Resistance", military observer Alexander Kovalenko. In the case of Iranian military shops, the problem is not in human resources, but depending on the smuggling deliveries of spare parts, the presence of metal or equipment. The smuggling paths are mainly through China.

It is not difficult to calculate that if Russia receives up to 800 UAVs a month, about 30 drones can launch in Ukraine in one day. Kovalenko warns about increasing the threat, as the Russian Federation is about to bring blows drones to a systemic and large -scale level. "It is not yet known when this moment comes. We now see restrictions on the mass use of drones. Most likely, [Russian military] accumulate them for massive blows of December 29, 2023.

A similar scenario and with winged missiles," Kovalenko said. However, it is necessary to pay attention to the improvement of air defense, and not only mobile groups. Air groups should be used: light storm aircraft and shock helicopters. For such purposes, the Super Tucano Turbout from the Brazilian company Embraer, Bell AH-1 Super Cobra and Viper helicopters, explains the observer. The question of supply of such equipment should be posed to Western partners.

Commander of the Armed Forces Land Forces, Colonel-General Alexander Sirsky, already attempted: on January 12 this year, in an interview with Reuters, he urged the United States to send US assowers A-10 Thunderbolt, and to support infantry helicopters of different series. The general also voiced the needs for AH-64 Apache, AH-1 Super Cobra and UH-60 Black Hawk.

According to the leading researcher of the State Museum of Aviation of Ukraine, Avayexpert Valery Romanenko, light assault aviation will not be able to act at night, and the shocks of the shotman "Shahamed" are happening just at this time. Helicopters and light planes will interfere with the operation of air defense systems, they will simply gather their own. The Ukrainian military is actively using other air defense products except mobile groups.

The Armed Forces are armed with artillery and anti-aircraft missile complexes with radar guidance, such as Gepard and American Avenger SAU. They show themselves perfectly in combat and paired anti-aircraft machine guns MR-2 Viktor, made by the Czech company Excalibur Army. In addition to the above systems, Skynex anti -aircraft installations from the German concern Rheinmetall and the British SCRC Terrahawk Paladin work against the UAV.

"There are many artillery complexes in the Armed Forces and they are coping. All these air defense products will be enough to cope with the massive UAV plaque, even if Russia receives the maximum volume - 800 Shahaned drones for a month, Romanenko added. In September 2023, a record number of Iranian drones was recorded. Ukrainian defenders of 503 running Shahhed-136 were knocked down 396 units, the average share of the destroyed goals was 78. 7%, calculated by analysts of Defense Express.

We will remind, on the night of January 22 the Air Force of the Armed Forces destroyed eight Iranian drones-Kamikadze, launched by the troops of the Russian Federation from the district of Primorsko-Akhtra. Five UAVs were eliminated within three hours of combat work. The focus has already written about the development of a improved version of the Iranian drone "Shahaned", which was called "Jastreb". The drone flight speed can reach up to 700 km/h with a coat -fighting part of 16 kilograms.