"The Ukrainian navy published a two-minute montage of such operations on Thursday, saying that a helicopter crew had destroyed eight Shahed exploding drones and Gerbera decoy drones in a single day. Cockpit and gun camera footage showed the Ukrainians engaging at least five delta-wing drones in flight, with another clip showing unidentified wreckage smoking on the ground."
"For one, the helicopter has to match the drone's speed and trajectory and gain enough altitude to allow the minigun to fire downward at the Shahed. The chopper crew also needs to come within visual range of the drone to engage."
"The footage comes several months after Ukraine said it would officially begin incorporating helicopter crews into its air defense network against Russia's one-way attack drones, which Moscow uses in mass waves to pressure Ukrainian cities."
Ukraine's navy released footage demonstrating helicopter operations against Russian Shahed exploding drones and Gerbera decoy drones. A helicopter crew destroyed eight drones in one day using M134 miniguns mounted on side doors and thermal camera systems. The footage shows cockpit and gun camera views of engagements occurring both during daylight and nighttime conditions. Successful interceptions required helicopters to match drone speed and altitude while maintaining visual range. The operations represent Ukraine's formal integration of helicopter crews into its air defense network against Russia's mass-wave drone attacks on Ukrainian cities.
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