Ukraine reports newly deployed automatic gun turrets have successfully shot down Russian jet-powered drones. This suggests a shift toward automated, gun-based point defense as a counter to faster UAV threats that can be harder to defeat with traditional small arms or some EW-only approaches.
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counter-EWside: ukrainefirst seen 2026-09-01
Ukrainian automatic gun turrets down jet-powered Russian drones
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- Kyiv Independent · https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMivAFBVV95cUxQcXlibUd4WGVDMFBMeDVidVRIbDUxdFBoZUFEa21GQlhoUFdZdDlfUzU1Mk9qNmszM055OVlQTVgzSXNlQnRkUnVabFNsbkNmLXJSNDA1R00xeGNoTkRLMElKNXN1VzJRUnM0N0xkZTJMdmh2YkpRQlZiRVdMcnlTbDkwV3N1aVFuQVlabGpUWGl4cGpsNUcxQzJPbG1mV0xycEJmbDd6OHdpR1F5akVOQkRkVEhfakZfSmJDbQ?oc=5New automatic gun turrets successfully down first Russian jet-powered drones, Air Force says - The Kyiv Independent