Mid-size, Group 3 drones occupy something of an uncomfortable middle ground between small drones that can be destroyed by self-protection missions and larger drones that are better handled by traditional air defense systems, according to Army Maj. Gen. David Stewart.
Though virtually none of the estimated 170 drones Iran launched at Israel got through defenses, analysts told Breaking Defense there's an eager market globally for Tehran's relatively cheap, normally effective UAVs.
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The Prime Minister’s office told Breaking Defense that it "wouldn’t be able to get into further detail," and experts have few theories.
Iran has consistently supplied Russia with Shahed-136 loitering munitions for strike missions but a recent UK intelligence update indicated that there have not been any reports of “one way attack” UAV’s being used in Ukraine since February 15.