Russia has launched production of analogues of Iranian Shaheds: ISW revealed details

ISW analysts, citing a statement by representatives of the Stratim design bureau, noted that the invaders will use the Yastreb UAV as bait to distract Ukrainian air defense systems.

Flight tests of the prototype are continuing, and that in the first half of 2024 it is planned to begin flight tests of the finished, modified product,” experts emphasized.

At the Institute for the Study of War also reported that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu visited the State Machine Design Bureau “Raduga”, which is a subsidiary of the Tactical Missile Weapons Corporation. According to the report, the visit took place on January 18.

“Previously, Shoigu gave the enterprise the task of increasing the flight range of unidentified weapons from 250 to more than 300 kilometers. KTRV General Director Boris Obnosov said that the enterprise has already tested weapons with a flight range of 310 kilometers,” ISW emphasized.

According to analysts, the State Design Bureau “Raduga” managed to reduce the cost of production of these weapons. In addition, they also significantly increased the warhead from 450 to 800 kilograms.

In addition, the General Director of the Raduga state enterprise, Sergei Bogatikov, shared that the enterprise had taken a number of important measures to intensify activities, in particular, a significant increase in the number of employees, the acquisition of modern testing equipment and tools, the expansion of production facilities, the establishment of 12-hour shifts.

ISW emphasized that These steps allowed the State Medical and Clinical Hospital “Raduga” to work around the clock and subsequently increase production volumes. In the end, Bogatikov’s statements and some facts indicate that since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, the Raduga State Design Bureau has increased the production of high-precision weapons eightfold.

Russia could jam GPS in Poland and the Baltic region

• ISW analysts said that in parts of Poland and the Baltic region they observed problems with GPS systems. Experts admitted that this could be the work of Russian electronic warfare systems in the Kaliningrad region.
• So, jamming took place in northern and eastern Poland, including Warsaw, and in the south of the country in the city Lodz. Similar high levels of GPS interference were also observed in the southern part of the Baltic Sea.
• Finally, the Institute for the Study of War said that electronic warfare systems in the Kaliningrad region are indeed capable of having a significant impact on Poland and the Baltic region. However, jamming could also have occurred through unknown NATO exercises in the Baltic Sea.