Aster 15 missiles against UAV Hussites: Western countries have changed the concept of air defense forces - experts

Experts noted that the British destroyer HMS Diamond in the Red Sea used Aster 15 missiles worth $ 1. 1 million. The anti -aircraft missile was assigned to Husit drones that cost up to a thousand dollars. Similarly, the French frigate Languedoc - during the patrol in December 2023 destroyed a number of UAVs that threatened navigation.

One of the heads of the French fleet, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Slaars, explained why against Husit drones, weighing up to 10 kg and speeds of up to hundreds of km/h, the military used up-to-date missiles moving at a speed of three Mach and weighing 310 kg. Military sailors counted that cheap UAVs could hit a expensive target, such as the Languedoc frigate. The type of UAV is not known - it could be intelligence and did not pose a direct danger.

However, his actions could then lead to the defeat of the expensive object. Comparing the price of the frigate (about 1 billion euros), the price of the Aster 15 rocket ($ 1. 1 million) and the price of drone (up to $ 1 thousand), French air defense operators came to the conclusion: drones - "attractive" target for the missile. "The price is not the rocket we use, but in the price of what we protect," Slaars explained.

Defense Express experts made two conclusions from the Western air defense complexes. First, it may indicate a change in the concept of air defense. In particular, previously compared, conditional, the price of drone and the price of the rocket. However, now they began to consider the price of an object that could hit the device. Secondly, it was noted that for the beat of cheap UAVs did not spare the missile aster 15, which not only cost expensive, but also slowly produced-40 months.

It should be noted that the Yemeni Hutivits intensified attacks on ships in the Red Sea shortly after Hamas terrorists made a terrorist attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. On November 20, the network was published in the network seizure of a civilian cargo ship, during which helicopters and boats were used. The media also talked about a number of other attacks and hobbies. On December 20, 2023, it became known about the general mobilization, which was announced by terrorists in Yemen.