Ukrainian ingenuity – Magura V5 USV adopted to fire R-73 missile !

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New footage published by Russian state news agency Tass suggests that Ukraine’s military has adapted its naval drones to carry air-to-air missiles.Tass and Russia’s Defense Ministry released footage on May 6 showing a Russian Ka-29 helicopter firing at a Ukrainian Magura V5 naval drone that seemed to be armed with R-73. The incident took place in the Black Sea. A video taken from the Ka-29 reveals a single R-73 on one of two angled rails mounted on the rear of the USV (Unmanned Surface Vessel), potentially indicating that the other weapon has already been fired.The USV tried to escape with some hard maneuvers but was eventually destroyed by gunfire from Ka-29.Viewers may note that Ukraine has used its Magura V5 on multiple occasions to target Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.In this video, Defense Updates reports on R-73 missile integration to Magura V5 USV.#defenseupdates #ukrainevsrussia #ukrainerussiawar Chapters:00:11 INTRODUCTION02:06 THE GLIMPSE03:30 MAGURA V5 05:30 R-73 AAM06:58 ANALYSIS

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