Russian propaganda media report, citing the words of Nikita Maslak, the CEO of the company AO "Ploshchad", that tests are currently underway in the Russian Federation for a so-called "air defense drone," which is expected to match the tactical and technical characteristics of surface-to-air missiles.
According to the developers, work is ongoing on the software for the "air defense drone," including tests and refinements of algorithms - they believe that the interception effectiveness of such drones should be on par with that of surface-to-air missiles.
At the same time, Russian officials emphasize the challenges in creating such drones, particularly concerning aspects like target recognition at night, in fog, or during rain - the enemy aims to develop an "air defense drone" capable of intercepting targets under any conditions.
It seems that this context refers to an interceptor drone that the Russians plan to primarily use against our long-range kamikaze drones. This is a logical move considering that such an "air defense drone" would be cheaper than the same surface-to-air missiles.
It is also important to note that this development is relevant for Ukraine, given that Russia is ramping up production of both its own "Shaheds" and various decoy drones.
Furthermore, it is worth recalling that several of our developments in this area were presented back in October, specifically anti-"Shahed" surface-to-air drones, and earlier we discussed the main task that Ukrainian developers addressed in creating this weaponry.
Additionally, it should be noted that today Ukraine is expanding its inventory of long-range weapons for strikes deep into Russian territory by hundreds of kilometers, which are currently at the disposal of our military.
In particular, it was recently reported about the testing of the "Ruti" missile, and earlier we talked about the characteristics and capabilities of this development.