Britain has not yet handed over the Armed Forces promised long -range drones: why are they needed - dj

On May 15, the head of the British government made a statement to give Ukraine the winged rocket of the Air Launches Storm Shadow. She was not the only promise of Prime Minister Risha Snak-he also announced the supply of hundreds of percussion drones. There were little details, but the flight range (200 km or more), the number of drones (hundreds) and their role (attack) suggest that the British official referred blows to the occupied Crimea and the territory of Russia itself.

The drones were to be given "in the coming months", but subsequently not reported on the supply of shock drones, as well as that they are in development. It was reported that the United Kingdom was interested in the development of unilateral percussion drones in early 2023, but only for prototypes using methods such as 3D printing for the production of the glider.

Given that the United Kingdom works with manufacturers such as Qinetiq UK, which can quickly adapt available planers and drones for Ukraine, insufficient concentration is worth a precious time. UK Defense Journal writes that Ukraine is experiencing an urgent need for percussion drones with a large radius of action. For most of the conflict, the Ukrainian military could not affect Russian warehouses, staffs and airfields on the front line.

A sudden opportunity to regularly strike these facilities has put Russia in front of a serious dilemma: either to keep the main part of the front line near the front line to restrain Ukrainian aviation, or delay some of the complexes to protect key objects in the rear. Ukrainians have developed and applied several different types of unilateral perpetrators against Russia, but it is barely able to increase their production.

In August, Ukrainian drones struck airfields in Russia, and now a limited number of drones do not fully reveal the potential of the air campaign. Supply of British UAVs can easily facilitate the work of Ukrainian manufacturers as they set up mass production. Even if the United Kingdom requires its drones to use only against military objects in the occupied territory of Ukraine, it will release Ukrainian production systems for more range.

There are many valuable goals in the occupied territory, including the Black Sea Fleet ships stationed in Sevastopol. With enough long -range drones, Ukraine could compare with Russia that attacks Ukrainian cities. Production and sending of a large number of low -cost drones will not affect the home's home and at the same time worsen the situation of the Russian Armed Forces and support British drone producers.

In addition, the departure of inexpensive drones is much easier for the military than departure from the number of tanks and reducing armored vehicles. The transfer of drones also does not threaten the escalation of the conflict, since the provision of Storm Shadow, much more powerful weapons, has not caused a significant response from Russia. Production of drones is profitable for both the United Kingdom and Ukraine.

It stimulates the development of the British unmanned industry, but the creation of an inexpensive drone with great range of flight also has the potential for export and use in training. Many NATO countries do not have a budget for the purchase and maintenance of a large park of missiles or other complex weapons of confrontation, but the percussion drones are cheap enough to buy small NATO countries.

The UK's armed forces will also need similar platforms for educational purposes, as cheap unilateral drones pose a growing threat to naval operations and expeditionary war. "It is important to force the government to fulfill the promise given to Ukraine. Kiev has demonstrated that the drones of high -efficiency drones can use, and that it can use them in the occupied and Russian territory without victims among civilians," the media emphasizes.

We will remind, on June 14, the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom showed a video with new drones that were supposed to be sent to Ukraine in July. The drones that were discussed were planned to be included in the military assistance package of Ukraine, announced in February 2023. And at the end of May, it became known that the UK will hold a competition for the development of combat drones for Ukraine.