Russia invented a new defense for aircraft against drones, better than tires
The occupiers are looking for more reliable and systematic solutions to protect their aircraft against our drones.
Photos have appeared in the public domain that indicate that the Russian military continues to develop technical solutions to protect its combat aircraft from damaging elements in case of new attacks by Ukrainian drones.
One of the possible solutions for the Russians themselves was the construction of improvised light hangars, which are essentially frames for a chain-link mesh. Probably, the enemy military expects this to work on the same principles as the protection of our artillery against Russian Lancets, or perhaps even to “catch” the debris that may fall when our UAVs’ warheads are blown up.
But it is significant that the Russians themselves used a decommissioned Su-27 to demonstrate this technical solution. This may indicate that this format of protecting aircraft from attacks by our UAVs is still being developed by the occupiers themselves, and may still undergo some transformation.
At the same time, as Defense Express notes, if the invaders decide to use at least this format to protect their combat aircraft from our drones, it will definitely give them a much better effect than trying to tire even Su-34s.
The tires on tactical and strategic aircraft do not protect against any reconnaissance equipment, Western-style cruise missile guidance systems, or warheads on our drones, but instead only increase pre-flight preparation time.
Interestingly, by this time, in early August 2023, Russian propagandists had already reported that somewhat similar shelters for their aircraft had been built at the Baltimore airfield in Voronezh for their Su-34s. However, there were shelters for only four planes, and there was no chain-link mesh or roof to protect them from debris or other damaging elements.
