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Anti-drone våpen. 

Rheinmetall ute med en fjernstyrt minigun. De har tidligere lansert en 30mm kanon av tilsvarende type, men ikke med roterende løp.

Sjekk https://tinyurl.com/4eesz8cj

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Den lille sjødronen overrasket alle. Den store Nato-fregatten ble et lett bytte.

Denne lille ukrainske sjødronen koster 2–3 millioner kroner. Natos største og beste krigsskip hadde ikke en sjanse.

Akkurat denne ser ut til å være utstyrt mede et modifisert luft-til-luftvåpen (Red.)

En ukrainsk sjødrone av denne typen var i fjor høst med beseire en Nato-fregatt. 

Foto: X/Defence 360

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Per Anders Johansen

Ukraina-korrespondent

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Gunnar Johnsen

Journalist

Publisert: 18.03.2026 17:49

Nyhetsbrev:Verden

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Ukentlig | Gratis

Bli oppdatert på ukens største saker fra verden på fem minutter.

Da Nato skulle øve på sjøkrig i september 2025, fikk ukrainske sjødroner være med for første gang. Etterpå skrøt Nato av at øvelsen «overgikk alle forventninger» og viste hvor godt Natos sjøstyrker fungerer. Men resultatet var et sjokk:

Ved hjelp av billige sjødroner klarte ukrainerne å påføre Natos sjøstyrker et alvorlig nederlag. En fregatt ble truffet så mange ganger at den ville ha sunket hvis øvelsen var virkelig krig.

Les hele saken med abonnement

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Air Force acquisition officials are on the hunt for small, easily portable, one-way attack drones to arm special forces operators, so they can launch first-person-view precision strike missions like Ukraine has used to great effect against Russia.

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