The publication notes that Ukraine has successfully shot down two Russian fighters sent to intercept their surface drones in the Black Sea, and that it can already reveal a previously unknown excess drone that has shot down the aircraft with the help of US missiles Sidewinder. The publication notes that at first it became known about one shot down Russian Su-30 fighter, but later it became known that there was another. "These are the first two fighters in history, but are unlikely to be the last.
Some statements have indicated the use of the Magura V5 drone, but Naval News can confirm that it was actually a larger Magura V7. This is the first time when V7 was presented to the public," the statement said. The Magura V7 has a wider housing with large fixed starting rails and is essentially an increased Magura V5, a base model that was used to ram enemy ships with explosive charge. The length V7 is approximately 8 meters, while the V5 has a length of 5. 5 meters.
V7 is better thought out, but as Naval News points out, it is unclear whether it is armed exclusively by Sidewinder missiles, whether it can carry other weapons. Magura V7 has similar lines with V5 version, but has a changed nose shape. This feature testifies to improved seafood, useful for winter operations. It has several antennas and communication sensors. Probably, there is no explosive charge in the nose due to the lack of shock detonators, the alleys can be tuned.
2 rockets of American production are installed on the launchers of the drone. The rocket's work range and characteristics are similar to the AA-11 Archer rockets (R-73) of the Soviet era used on another Sea Dragon sea drone. "The success of Ukrainian unmanned surface aircraft (UAV) cannot be underestimated. They rewrite the rules of the Maritime War," - writes the author of the publication, journalist G. I. Sutton.
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