For the first time, the Russian Armed Forces in Syria raised up to 80 drones into the air, TASS reports a statement by the Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, made on the air of Russia-24.
The head of the military department compared the almost instantaneous launch of 75-78 unmanned aerial vehicles controlled by the Russian National Defense Control Center in Moscow to the situation in a “semi-fantastic film”.
Shoigu noted that in Moscow “they saw all the targets, saw the launches and tracked the trajectory.” According to him, the effectiveness of the Russian reconnaissance and surveillance system with the help of drones is several times superior to Western counterparts. “Our colleagues, let's say, have such systems intercept 20 percent, a little more than 20 percent, and we have 80 percent,” the minister said.
Shoigu added that “the fighting spirit that is inherent in the Russian army is alive.”
In September, Defense News journalist Valerie Insinna spoke about a visit to the Combined Operations Center, established at the United States Naval Aviation Andrews Base, where she observed a simulated operation of a “revolutionary combat control system”, during which Washington's response to an attack by a potential adversary was shown. probably Moscow.
