Russian short-range air defense systems “Pantsir-S” shot down more than 40 Turkish-made bayraktar and Anka drones during the fighting in Syria and Libya, according to “Russia-1” TV channel.
Turkish Bayraktar drones are easy targets for domestic air defense systems such as Pantsir, according to the deputy chief of the anti-aircraft missile forces of the Russian Aerospace Forces Yuri Muravkin. Speaking on “Russia-1” TV channel, he said, “Bayraktar (drone) has such high-speed and mass-dimensional characteristics that it is not difficult to shoot down a drone even for an average-skilled crew.”
“In the Idlib region, we are now observing three Bayraktar unmanned aerial vehicles. At the same time, we can track them, starting with the overflight and ending with the landing,” said Alexander Novikov, head of the construction and development of the system.