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Ukraine has US ADM-160 MALD jet drones for launching from aircraft

22 May, 2024 Wednesday
14:14

Military expert Serhiy Zgurets commented on the use of decoys that Ukraine has integrated into MiG-29

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He said this on the Espreso TV channel.

“The decoys used by the Ukrainian Air Force have been in use for a long time. The first use was back in May 2023. That is, when a strike was launched against Russian targets. These American so-called ADM-160 MALD decoys are a drone that resembles a missile. During the flight, it can generate an electric field around it of such quality that the enemy cannot understand whether it is a cruise missile, a fighter or a bomber. And the enemy is forced to turn on its air defense systems to repel the attack of this false target, which it mistakes for a real target,” Zgurets explained. 

According to a military expert, the range of the ADM-160 MALD decoy is about 400 km.

“Our MiG-29 fighters and other aircraft use these decoys as the first element of an attack on Russian air defense systems. Because right after this decoy, a HARM anti-radar missile flies, which is launched either from a MiG-29 or a Su-27 and destroys Russian air defense systems. This “sweet couple” has been working for over a year to destroy enemy air defense systems. There are questions about how to further scale this use. It is necessary to transfer such strikes to the territory of the Russian Federation,” Zgurets emphasized. 

 
  • A group of congressmen from both parties called on US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to speed up the supply of weapons to Ukraine and allow it to use US weapons on Russian territory.
  • Following the Ramstein meeting, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Romania, Belgium, and Lithuania joined Germany's initiative to strengthen Ukraine's air defense.

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