For the first time a naval drone attributes a plane

For the first time a naval drone attributes a plane

We have already talked about naval drones on several occasions, but in this case it is different. In An unprecedented incident, a combat plane was demolished by a Naval drone in the war. The incident took place in waters near Novalossiisk (a port in the Black Sea), when a Russian combat plane was reached by a Ukrainian naval drone, according to kyiv’s army.

The SU-30 hunt was shot down by a missile released from a naval drone. Group 13 of Ukraine, a special unit within the Hur, was behind the attack. The team used a Magura Naval drone equipped with a missile eye.

This incident represents the first destruction of a combat plane by a naval drone in the world. According to reports, the Russian hunting SU-30 was hit in the air and crashed into the sea.

Carried out in coordination with the Ukraine Security Service (SBU) and the country’s defense forces, The attack operation showed surprising results during military action.

Already in December 2024, the Ukrainian drone Magura V5 also knocked down two Russian Mi-8 helicopters. But on May 3, Unit 13 Ukrainian (Gur) shared a video on Telegram stating that the recording shows the first world destruction of a combat plane for a sea drone. The publication revealed that Gur, in cooperation with the military intelligence of the Ukraine SBU and the Ukrainian defense forces, carried out the attack.

With an estimated cost of 50 million dollars, the SU-30 plane was reached near the port of Novalossiysk. The Russian forces have deployed much of its Black Sea fleet near this area. To do this A Earth-Aire R-73 missile was used. It is likely that the maritime drone magura would shoot the Earth-Aire R-73 missile, which set the plane on fire.

Developed by the Ukrainian defense industry, Magura marine drones are a type of multipurpose non -manned surface ship. The drone can perform combat, surveillance, recognition, patrol, search and rescue, mines and maritime protection operations.

The Kremlin has not commented on the incident, but some influential figures close to the Russian Ministry of Defense have confirmed it. “Yesterday afternoon, a Su-30 hunting of naval aviation was shot down by the Ukrainian side 50 kilometers west of Novalossiisk. This SE produced from a vessel without crew with an Earth-Aire R-73 Sam missile – He wrote the bloggerknown as Rybar, in the Telegram messaging application -.

The pilots eject and were collected by civil sailors. Both are alive. ” The incident It suggests that not only combat helicopters, but even combat planes can be demolished with the help of naval drones. Russia has used flankers to counteract Ukrainian USV for a couple of years. And they may have acquired greater importance in this function.

In the future, Russian airplanes could have to stay at greater distance and use much more expensive weapons to face Ukrainian USVs. However, USV are so small that they represent difficult whites for traditional anti -man -weapons. Therefore, Russia will now be more difficult and expensive to counteract them. Other armed could do the same if they face similar threats.