🇷🇺 Ministry of Defense: The Russian Armed Forces have deployed a new "Sokol-3" drone interceptor in the Dnepropetrovsk region. The "Sokol-3" is designed to counter high-speed aerial targets. The drone interceptor is capable of destroying them as they approach. ______ The Sokol-3 is a newly reported Russian fixed-wing interceptor drone. It's reported to be considerably faster than the earlier Sokol-I interceptor, with a claimed ability to pursue even some jet-powered drones. New Sokol-3 specifications According to a TASS report quoting Russian drone operator: Characteristic Reported specification Type Fixed-wing UAV interceptor Operational range 30 km Working altitude Up to 6,000 m Endurance Approximately 30 minutes in free-hunting mode Launch method Special catapult Speed Claimed to be twice as fast as a smaller comparison drone Targets High-speed strike UAVs, potentially including jet-powered types Deployment 297th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade, Centre Grouping ▪️There doesn't seem to be any images of it yet...in the pic, the earlier Sikol-1