Moscow To Deploy Dirigibles To Better Defend Russia Against Ukrainian Drones – OpEd |
One of the reasons drones are so effective is that they fly so low that until they are very close to their targets, they are protected against detection by the curvature of the earth. Ever more countries, the US, Israel and China, have developed dirigibles to raise the height of radar detectors and allow for the earlier detection of drones and their destruction.
In the face of Ukrainian drone attacks ever deeper into the Russian Federation, Moscow has decided to join them and has now announced the development of airships with a carrying capacity of 30 to 50 tons, allowing them to serve in a military capacity against drones........