SSU neutralizes 16 Grad multiple rocket launchers

The Security Service of Ukraine managed to destroy 16 Russian BM-21 Grad missile systems.

The SSU reported that the result had been achieved in just two weeks.

In order to destroy the Russian rocket launchers, the SSU used FPV strike drones.

The Ukrainian drone operators primarily tried to hit the launcher with rockets.

To counter this, Russians are massively equipping the Grad systems with slat armor.

However, the slat armor cannot cover the places where the shells are loaded and released.

These are the spots that Ukrainian drone operators are trying to hit, which leads to powerful detonations.

It is not unlikely that the SSU uses radio repeaters for FPV drones to target Russian artillery, which allow them to fly long distances to search for the artillery.

In June, it was reported that a Ukrainian FPV drone had managed to fly tens of kilometers and hit a Grad rocket launcher.

Radio repeaters extend the range of an FPV drone by amplifying the video signal from the drone’s camera to the pilot’s receiver.

Conventional FPV drones have a limited flight range due to poor connectivity over long distances.

For this purpose, antennas are mounted on other drones, which improve communication between the operator and the attack drone from the air.