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Ukraine’s An-28 transport just shot down a Shahed with a drone—on camera
Modern problems require modern solutions. If shooting down cheap Russian Shaheds with air-to-air missiles from jets is not cost-effective, why not replace MiGs and F-16s with An-28 turboprop transport planes and missiles with interceptor drones? Ukrainian interceptor producer SkyFall posted an Instagram video showing a rare glimpse of how this works. A civilian-designed An-28 plane was modified with three hardpoints on each wing, which could fit SkyFall's cheekily-named P1-SUN interceptor. The crews also tested the American Merops interceptor drones from this platform. Shaheds…
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26 April 2026
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Evergreens
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Analysis
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