Russia uses this missile during the bombing of Ukrainian targets, according to the newspaper, but this was not confirmed by an independent source.
It is believed that mobile rocket launchers in Russia AndBelarus launches missiles "Alexander" Russia invades Ukraine, and in the meantime spreads regimes that are misleading Ukrainian air defense systemis known as "trick arrow".
These arrow-shaped missiles were seen in Ukraine, and were originally designed to be cluster bombs, and appeared in photos posted on social networks since the beginning of the war, according to the American newspaper.
To hit the main targets in Ukraine, Moscow uses missiles "Alexander"It has a range of 500 km and has a warhead capable of destroying an entire building and even fortified facilities.
The mission of the deceitful Arrow missiles is to protect the missiles "Alexander" From the fire of the Ukrainian air defense forces, through heat-seeking technology and radar to mislead these systems, American intelligence officers told"The New York Times".
They confirmed that the Arrow deceptive missiles were used with the Iskander missiles, and they were photographed.
The newspaper reported that the task of intercepting short-range missiles such as "Alexander"difficult for the Ukrainian Air Defense Forces.
Russia used missiles "Alexander" For the first time in the 2008 Georgia war, it is designed to confuse missile defense, by flying at low altitude and maneuvering in flight bombing targets about 500 km away, with accuracy up to 2-5 meters.
Timothy Wright, research analyst at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, told Xinhua "Archyde.com": "It is likely that (Iskander missiles) will be able to accurately target and destroy the targets at which they are fired".
He added that Russia appears to have about 150 launchers that can also guide cruise missiles.
It appears that Russian forces are using this weapon, along with missiles "trick arrow"According to what the US intelligence believes, which believes that the latter is close to "hack helpers" They were used in the Cold War, and were a kind of disguise in front of enemy defenses.
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وأوضحت “The New York TimesRussia refuses to export this weapon for fear that it will work the West On discovering its secret, and manufacturing it through what is known as “Reverse Engineering“, according to American intelligence sources unknown.
Russia uses this missile during the bombing of Ukrainian targets, according to the newspaper, but this was not confirmed by an independent source.
It is believed that mobile rocket launchers in Russia AndBelarus launch missiles”Alexander“The Russians are attacking Ukraine, and in the meantime they are spreading misleading regimes.” Ukrainian air defense systemis known astrick arrow“.
These arrow-shaped missiles were seen in Ukraine, and were originally designed to be cluster bombs, and appeared in photos posted on social networks since the beginning of the war, according to the American newspaper.
To strike the main targets in Ukraine, Moscow uses “Iskander” missiles, which have a range of up to 500 km, and have a warhead capable of destroying an entire building and even fortified facilities.
The mission of the deceptive arrow missiles is to protect the Iskander missiles from the fire of the Ukrainian air defense forces, through heat search technology and radar to mislead these systems, American intelligence officers told the New York Times.
They confirmed that the Arrow deceptive missiles were used with the Iskander missiles, and they were photographed.
The newspaper stated that the task of intercepting short-range missiles such as the “Iskander” is difficult for the Ukrainian air defense forces.
Russia used Iskander missiles for the first time in the 2008 Georgia war, and they are designed to confuse defensive missiles, by flying at a low altitude and maneuvering in flight bombing targets about 500 km away, with an accuracy of 2-5 meters.
“They (Iskander missiles) are likely to be able to precisely target and destroy the targets they are being fired at,” Timothy Wright, a research analyst at the International Institute for Strategic Studies told Archyde.com.
He added that Russia appears to have about 150 launchers that can also guide cruise missiles.
It appears that the Russian forces are using this weapon, along with the “Deceived Arrow” missiles, according to what US intelligence believes, which believes that the latter is close to the “penetration aides” who were used in the Cold War, and they constituted a kind of disguise in front of defenses the enemy.