{"id":1032,"date":"2024-11-28T14:47:45","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T11:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=1032"},"modified":"2024-11-28T14:47:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T11:47:45","slug":"russian-troops-wipe-out-us-made-anti-drone-system-mod-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=1032","title":{"rendered":"Russian troops wipe out US-made anti-drone system \u2013 MOD (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"

An air defense missile system mounted on a Humvee armored combat vehicle was reportedly engaged in Ukraine\u2019s Nikolaev Region<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Russian drone attack has destroyed a Ukrainian military pickup truck carrying a US-made short-range air defense system, according to a video released on Thursday by the Defense Ministry in Moscow.<\/p>\n

The engagement took place near the city of Ochakov in Ukraine\u2019s southern Nikolaev Region, the ministry reported in a statement. A Russian first-person-view drone was used to strike a Humvee armored vehicle carrying an APKWS II system operated by Ukrainian special operations forces, it added.<\/p>\n

APKWS II \u2013 which stands for AGR-20 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System \u2013 is a conversion of Hydra 70 unguided rockets which adds laser guidance to the projectiles. The rockets have a reported range of up to 14km, but the guided version is designed to be shot at targets within the 1km to 5km range.<\/p>\n

The version destroyed in Nikolaev appears to be the Vehicle-Agnostic Modular Palletized ISR Rocket Equipment (VAMPIRE). The system was developed by the US defense contractor L3Harris and includes a rocket launcher with four tubes and a mast-mounted sensor ball, complete with a self-contained power source.<\/p>\n

The kit can be mounted on a flatbed truck to turn the vehicle into a mobile platform that gives special operations and light forces the ability to engage targets beyond the normal range of their weapons, according to the producer.<\/p>\n

The Pentagon first supplied such weapons to Ukraine as part of a $3 billion aid package announced in August 2022. The stated goal was to counter larger Russian drones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An air defense missile system mounted on a Humvee armored combat vehicle was reportedly engaged in Ukraine\u2019s Nikolaev Region A Russian drone attack has destroyed a Ukrainian military pickup truck…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1033,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t