Kamikaze Drones

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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