Ukraine has suggested ongoing efforts to integrate unguided rockets into its drone fleets as mid-range strikes intensify. Denys Shtilerman, the co-founder of Ukrainian arms manufacturer Fire Point, said the integration has been completed on the company’s FP-1 and FP-2 long and mid-range drones.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. In an interview with local outlet New Voice of Ukraine published Wednesday, Shtilerman said each drone can carry up to eight Soviet-era S-5 unguided rockets. “We have developed a solution for existing rockets. We have a bunch of S-5 rockets left over from Soviet times and they are practically not used at the front. So why shouldn’t we use them,” Shtilerman said. The S-5 family is a 55mm unguided rocket fired from a 57mm launch tube, according to the Collective Awareness to Unexploded Ordnance (CAT-UXO) database. Shtilerman noted that the rockets were developed from German designs used during WWII and were later adopted by the Soviet Union. Originally intended for launch from fighter-bombers and helicopters, the S-5 has also been adapted by Russia for ground-based launchers mounted on tanks, according to reports in 2023. Shtilerman said they’re primarily used against less protected targets, as the S-5 lacks enough penetration against those heavily armored. Shtilerman added that the new configuration, while not “revolutionary,” could help Ukraine conserve the drone itself, rather than sacrificing it in a single attack.