Russian Shahed-136 Kamikaze Drones Now Carrying MANPADS Missiles

The Shahed-136 is now toting a shoulder-fired heat seeking missile as Russia continues to expand the drone’s capabilities.
Interesting Engineering on MSN

Russia arms Shahed drone with shoulder-fired missile system in major development

A Russian Shahed-type attack drone has been found fitted with a man-portable air defense system, or MANPADS, marking the ...
Kyiv Independent on MSN

Ukraine war latest: Russia is arming Shahed-type drones with MANPADS heat-seeking missiles

Hello, this is Chris York reporting from Kyiv on day 1,413 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story: A Russian Shahed-type drone reportedly downed in Chernihiv Oblast was armed ...
The Asia Live

Russia Escalates Drone Warfare in Ukraine by Mounting MANPADS on Shahed-136 Loitering Munitions, Turning Low-Cost UAVs into Airborne Anti-Helicopter Ambush …

Russia has taken a significant step in aerial asymmetry by integrating man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS) onto ...
FlightGlobal

Russia adds anti-aircraft missile capability to Shahed one-way attack drones

Russian forces appear to have modified Shahed-136 one-way attack drones to carry man-portable air defence missiles, marking a ...
The Aviationist on MSN

MANPADS becomes latest addition to Russia's Geran-2 attack drone

A nearly intact Geran-2, landed upright on the ground, was found with a 9K333 Verba Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS) ...