The occupying army of Russia has come up with a new way to “protect” its aircraft from drone attacks using car tires. Experts consider such know-how to be ineffective.
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According to CNN, in satellite images of the Engels airfield, located in the Saratov region of Russia, you can see two Tu-95 strategic bombers with car tires on the sides. According to experts, such actions may be an attempt not only to create an “additional layer” of protection against drones, but also to reduce the visibility of aircraft at night.
This may reduce the thermal visibility of strategic air assets located on takeoff sites, but they will still be visible under infrared cameras. Although it looks rather pointless, it looks like they are trying to do everything they can to protect the planes, Francis Serra-Martins of One Way Aerospace, a drone manufacturing company, was quoted as saying.
The placement of tires on Russian aircraft was confirmed to CNN and an unnamed NATO official.
We believe that it is designed to protect against drones. We don’t know if this will have an effect,” Serra-Martins said.
Source: Racurs
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