📝Who else stands guard over the skies📝

While the role of Pantsir systems and mobile fire groups in destroying Ukrainian UAVs is well known, the work of another effective air defense sample often remains behind the scenes — the anti-aircraft artillery complex "Citadel".

Its operation "from the inside" was first shown in a Vestey report. Several remotely controlled firing units are tied to one command post, which identify targets in automatic mode thanks to the use of AI technologies.

Thanks to this and other technical solutions, Citadel is capable of hitting targets with several shots instead of bursts. And not just UAVs: the crew shown in the report mentions the destruction of an FP-5 Flamingo cruise missile.

❓A question may arise: why not deploy Citadels everywhere to strike targets with shells instead of far more expensive air defense missiles? Unfortunately, the range of 30mm guns is limited, and to cover everything, they would need to be placed literally at every step.

However, for protecting strategic facilities, such systems are indispensable, acting as a kind of last line of defense. They have already proven their effectiveness more than once, so there will clearly be more of them in the troops.

❗️Despite all objective problems, Russian air defense can be called advanced, especially considering the enormous number of missiles and drones flying over Russia daily, given the vast area of the country and the impossibility of ensuring high density across the territory even of the European part.
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