"Comprised of dozens of small drones, the wall is designed to intercept an incoming munition by blowing them out of the sky, "like a flying drone minefield," said the founder of Atreyd, the Western company that developed the system. Atreyd has already shipped the system to Ukraine, and it expects it to be operational within a few weeks, explained the founder, who requested anonymity to discuss the sensitive developments."
"Russian one-way attack drones and glide bombs have been two of the most challenging threats Ukraine is facing. These weapons are cheap, can be mass-produced, strain defenses, and can be highly destructive. One-way attack drones - specifically, the Russian Shahed-style loitering munitions - are employed in nightly attacks on Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure. Sometimes, hundreds are included in a single bombardment, which can overwhelm air defenses."
A Western company developed a first-of-its-kind "drone wall" made of dozens of small intercepting drones that destroys incoming munitions mid-flight. The system has been shipped to Ukraine and is expected to be operational within weeks. The drones form a defensive curtain described as "like a flying drone minefield," intended to protect cities and critical infrastructure from one-way attack drones and glide bombs. The system aims to intercept Shahed-style loitering munitions used in mass nightly attacks and could later be relocated nearer front lines to counter glide bombs that are difficult for existing defenses to stop.
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