Russia’s drones are getting faster and deadlier. The West is racing to catch up.
Source: Business Insider ·
Jet-powered drones are wreaking havoc in Ukraine. Defense companies are building a new class of interceptors to defeat them.
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Ukrainian and Western defense firms are making their interceptor drones faster.Ints Kalnins/REUTERSRussia is increasingly using deadly jet-powered drones to attack Ukrainian cities.US and European defense firms are rushing to develop new interceptor drones to counter the threat.Business Insider spoke with manufacturers about their push to build a new class of interceptors.The Russian weapon looks kind of like a cheap cruise missile. It has a thin fuselage, outstretched wings, and a mini turbojet engine that propels it across the sky.But Russia's Geran-5 isn't a missile. It's the newest and fastest weapon in a family of jet-powered drones that Moscow is using in rising numbers against Ukraine. The unrelenting attacks have intensified since the start of the summer, further straining Kyiv's already stretched air defenses.Ukrainian interceptor drones, initially designed to counter Russia's slower, propeller-powered drones, are being rapidly upgraded to combat newer, faster models and…