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- Recently, Russia attacked Kyiv with a swarm of Iranian Kamikaze drones.
About Kamikaze drones
- These are made in Iran, where they are known as Shahed-136, which could be translated as “witness of faith” but also as “martyr”.
- Unlike drones that return to base once missiles are launched, “kamikaze” or “suicide” drones are destroyed in an attack.
- There are drones that fire missiles and then there are ones which are missiles themselves.
- They are also called Switchblade drones.
- They are called Switchblade because their bladelike wings spring out on launch.
- They are precise, small in size, able to effectively penetrate air defenses when fired in groups.
Countries that has such drones
- Although the Kamikaze might be the most advanced form of this genre of drones, Russia, China, Israel, Iran and Turkey all have some version of it.
Source: IE
