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The official channel of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published the defeat of enemy kamikaze drones in Odesa on February 11, 2024.
Based on this footage, OSINT analysts suggested that this was the first public use of Vampire rocket launchers for APKWS guided missiles, Defense Express reports. Their deliveries were supposed to take place at the end of last year.
It explores that this is the first onboard footage was made showing the US-supplied VAMPIRE SAM system in Ukrainian service installed by the Russian Shahed with laser-guided APKWS missile. pic.twitter.com/VMT2vHP9Bu
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) February 12, 2024
Vampire consists of an optical location station equipped with a thermal imager and a launcher for APKWS guided projectiles. At the same time, the optical location station also performs the function of illuminating the target with a laser, because APKWS have laser guidance. The known marginal cost of one APKWS rocket is up to $40,600 per unit, and this is important for the cost/effect ratio of countering kamikaze drones, especially in terms of replacing the need to even use expensive missiles for Patriot systems.
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