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Rheinmetall's Skynex in Ukraine Proves Effective Not Only Against Shahed Drones but Also Against Kh-101 and Kalibr Missiles | Defense Express (en.defence-ua.com)
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[–] Lembot_0005@lemy.lol 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Speed is important. Slow? Boom! Fast? Pshh...

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

wdym? i don't think speed is an issue with those, just range and ammunition cost. (it uses programmable ammunition.)

[–] GenosseFlosse@feddit.org 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Oh great, now I have to wait for the update to finish before I can shoot down that jet flying towards me!

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago

🙂 it works a bit different with this type of equipment, but yeah they have to update sometimes.

btw the munition is programmed right at the last part of the barrel when it shoots out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AHEAD_ammunition