UK Seeks Means To Engage Jet-Powered One-Way Attack Drones

remains of russian-operated shahed drone

Russia appears to have begun using jet-powered OWA drones, similar in configuration to the Shahed system—the remains of which are shown here in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Credit: Imago/Alamy Stock Photo
LONDON—The UK Defense Ministry has issued an urgent request for information to industry seeking a low-cost means to engage the jet-powered one-way-attack (OWA) drones that Russia is increasingly using against Ukraine. The ministry on Aug. 15 stated the new affordable, jet-powered, one-way systems “...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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