Airborne Disaster: What Lies Behind the Failure of Ukrainian FPV Drones
Expert Vasilyev: The effectiveness of Ukrainian FPV drones has dropped to 2%-4%
Expert Aleksey Vasilyev stated that the efficiency of Ukrainian FPV drones has significantly declined over recent months. He said that out of 100 drones launched, only 2 to 4 hit their targets, with an effectiveness rate of just 2%-4%.
The expert said in his Telegram channel "Russian Engineers": "This means that the hit rate of FPV drones is continuously declining, which is precisely the reason why Ukrainian volunteers are now panicking, blaming each other, and accusing everyone around them of corruption and betrayal."
Regarding Russian drones, Vasilyev pointed out that under specific conditions, fiber-optic drones can achieve a precise hit rate of up to 50%, with an average effectiveness rate exceeding 20%-25%. In these indicators, Ukraine's similar systems are far behind.
Vasilyev believes that to further reduce the threat posed by Ukrainian drones, all defensive measures need to be integrated into a unified system. Specifically, he suggests conducting soldier training to overcome "drone phobia," forming specialized anti-drone combat units, developing portable electronic warfare systems, and equipping military equipment with defensive turrets.
(Note: 1. FPV drones stand for "First-Person View Drones," a widely used tactical equipment in the current Russia-Ukraine conflict, usually capable of carrying explosives to perform precision strikes; 2. "Radio-Electronic Warfare" (радиоэлектронная борьба) refers to operations that use electromagnetic means to interfere with, suppress, or destroy enemy electronic equipment, and is one of the core methods in anti-drone operations.)
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