Russian drones have continued to attack Ukraine with consistent intensity, leading to increasing losses for Ukraine and a growing shortage of air defense systems. In this situation, Ukraine has tried various methods.
Yesterday, a video of a Ukrainian Zlin Z137T AgroTurbo light aircraft flying over a field appeared online. From a screenshot of the video, it can be seen that the aircraft had two R-73 air-to-air missiles mounted under its wings. The location where the video was shot has not been disclosed, but the Ukrainian side emphasized that the plane was intercepting a Russian "Pansy" attack drone.
The Zlin Z137T AgroTurbo is a light aircraft developed by Czechoslovakia in the 1970s, specifically designed for processing fields and farmland. However, now Ukraine has modified it into a "drone hunter."
This turboprop aircraft has a speed of 285 kilometers per hour, which is sufficient to intercept the "Pansy" 2 with a piston engine, but not the "Pansy" 3 with a jet engine, as the speed of the "Pansy" 3 exceeds 600 kilometers per hour.
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