Ukraine's 414th Brigade Arms FP-1/2 Drones With Rockets to Hit Russian Air Defenses
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Updated · trenchart.us · May 18
Ukraine's 414th Brigade Arms FP-1/2 Drones With Rockets to Hit Russian Air Defenses
4 articles · Updated · trenchart.us · May 18
A video circulating last week showed a Ukrainian FP-1/2 one-way attack drone firing an unguided underwing rocket, revealing a new loadout used by the 414th Separate Unmanned Strike Aviation System Brigade.
The brigade says the rockets are meant to suppress Russian point defenses—especially MANPADS teams and machine gunners—that shield larger air-defense systems from incoming drone strikes.
That tactic lets the propeller-driven FP-1/2s clear a path for attacks on bigger, more valuable Russian surface-to-air missile batteries.
The adaptation underscores how both sides are layering cheap drones and short-range defenses, pushing Ukrainian units to give even expendable strike drones a suppression role.
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