Defence Minister Yevhenii Khmara has said the interceptors for jet-powered Shaheds have passed field testing, and the next step is scaling production to thousands of units.
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Four potential interceptors capable of shooting down jet-powered Shahed drones have undergone field testing in Ukraine.
Source: Defence Minister Yevhenii Khmara during a meeting with journalists, as reported by Interfax-Ukraine
Details: Khmara stated that the search for effective countermeasures against Russian jet-powered drones is currently underway.
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