technology Techradar 2026-07-24

Russia Adapts Old Aircraft to Launch Drone Killers

Russia is repurposing Soviet-era Yak-52 and An-2 aircraft into airborne platforms for launching FPV interceptor drones to counter enemy UAVs. These older planes are being equipped with launch rails to deploy the drone killers.

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