Russian "Tor" air defense system misses a Ukranian reconnaissance drone

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Russian "Tor" air defense system misses a Ukranian reconnaissance drone
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Air defense missiles are supposed to have a proximity fuse, such that the missile destroys the target even if it is not a direct hit. Either the fuse here failed, or the drone was too small of an object to trigger it.

And one would expect the missile to detonate before arriving at the drone. My understanding is that they normally detonate towards the front, to create a sort of shotgun effect.

Still, what a crazy video, you can see the drone wobble from the pressure.

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dji should make this into an ad "Even a russian SAM can't stop your drone!"

That's what happens when you promise bountys for destroyed enemy equipment.

Who could have guessed that trying to fix a corrupt system with even more corruption would lead to this?

Right now, the Soviet Captain, a man named Tupolev is removing the safety features on all his weapons.