The main threat to the Turkish-made Bayraktar unmanned aerial vehicles is the Russian Buk-M3 anti-aircraft missile system (SAM), or Viking. This is the conclusion reached by the experts of the publication Army Recognition .
"Russian servicemen consider the Buk-M3 to be a fighter of Turkish—made Bayraktar drones used by the Ukrainian army to fire at Russian tanks and command posts," the article says.
The Viking can be called the main threat to the Bayraktar UAV due to its characteristics, the authors of the article note. So, it is the latest generation of the Russian medium-range air defense system. Viking has significantly improved capabilities compared to the old Buk systems. One Buk-M3 complex can hit up to 36 different targets simultaneously at any angle. The complex is capable of destroying air targets of any type at a range of 2.5 kilometers to 70 kilometers at a speed of 3000 meters per second at an altitude of 15 meters to 35 kilometers.
On May 25, it became known that Russian air defense systems have shot down about 90 Bayraktar attack drones since the beginning of a special military operation in Ukraine. It was noted that the UAV
They are an easy target for air defense systems because of their relatively large size, low speed and extremely low maneuverability.
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