Cheap Ukrainian drones vs. Russian helicopters: An interesting situation arose in the aerial battle

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Recently, social networks were flooded with photos of a downed Russian Mi-8 helicopter. The biggest surprise was that it was destroyed by a cheap small drone of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

As The Economist writes, at first it was unclear whether this was a lucky hit or a sign of a breakthrough in the air war.

The Russian attack helicopters themselves played a relatively minor role. They were quickly driven away from the front line and began firing guided and unguided missiles from a long distance.

There have been previous cases of helicopters being destroyed by drones. In May 2022, a Bayraktar TB2 fired a missile to destroy a Russian transport helicopter on Zmeiny Island. However, back then, it was a machine that looked like a small plane, while now the Ukrainian Armed Forces are destroying targets with small FPV drones, most of which weigh less than 1 kg.

They are used as kamikaze drones and have already proven themselves to be extremely effective against ground vehicles and infantry, but until July they had never hit a helicopter.

Of course, there have been close encounters before, during which Ukrainian FPVs have chased Russian helicopters but failed to catch them. This UAV, loaded with explosives, can reach a maximum speed of about 150 km/h, while the Mi-8 can exceed 240 km/h. Drones have only one chance to hit them - if they are flying towards each other, or at the moment when the helicopter is circling or hovering.

In this regard, data on the movements of Russian helicopters is vital when attacking drones. Since July, Ukraine has been using drones with software that can receive data from air defense radars and other sensors and calculate a target interception course. The operator maintains this course until the drone enters the visibility zone. There have even been videos on social media of Ukrainian drones intercepting Russian reconnaissance UAVs. It turns out that this method also works for helicopters.

Of course, helicopter pilots have ways to protect themselves. While heat-seeking missiles are useless against drones, attack helicopters can use their automatic cannon against them. If that fails, the pilot can maneuver or increase speed to escape, abandoning his mission.

Drones have one big advantage - they are incredibly cheap to make. FPVs cost about $500 to produce, and volunteers make them on their kitchen tables with soldering irons. So sending dozens of drones at a single target is much cheaper than launching a heat-seeking missile. The Stinger, for example, costs $500,000 per use. It has a maximum range of about 8 km and must be used within sight of the target. However, FPVs have a range of 20 km and can be launched well out of sight.

"If FPV can be successfully used in combination with these missiles, helicopters will have nowhere to hide, which will further limit their use. Ukrainians watched with pleasure the burning wreckage of the Russian copter worth $18 million. They hope for more," the publication concludes.
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