2 weeks ago
Russian Warships Fitted With Anti-Drone Nets Amid Ukraine Attacks
Russia and Ukraine are fighting a war.
Ukraine has been using drones, which are small flying machines, to attack ships.
To stay safe, Russian ships and submarines are now being covered with nets and cages.
These coverings are not fancy, and some ships look like they came from the 'Mad Max' movies.
The protective gear is being added to navy ships and also to commercial ships.
Russia wants to keep its most important ships safe from the drones.
Drones can fly close to ships and cause serious damage.
So Russia is trying new and creative ways to defend its fleet.
Wars sometimes make people invent strange-looking solutions like this one.
Russian warships and submarines are being fitted with anti-drone nets, cages and improvised protective structures.
The adaptations come as Ukraine expands its use of unmanned systems against maritime targets.
The anti-drone measures are appearing across Russian naval and commercial vessels.
Some Russian vessels now have a distinctly 'Mad Max' appearance because of the improvised defences.
Moscow is seeking to shield high-value platforms from increasingly persistent drone attacks.
- Who
- Russian naval forces fitting warships, submarines and commercial vessels with improvised protection; Ukrainian forces expanding drone attacks
- What
- Russian ships and submarines are being fitted with anti-drone nets, cages and improvised protective structures
- Where
- On Russian naval and commercial vessels in the maritime theatre of the Russia-Ukraine war
- When
- Not specified; ongoing during the Russia-Ukraine war
- Why
- To shield high-value platforms from Ukraine's increasingly persistent unmanned drone attacks
Key facts
- Conflict
- Russia-Ukraine war
- Adaptation
- Anti-drone nets, cages and improvised protective structures
- Affected vessels
- Russian warships, submarines and commercial vessels
- Appearance
- Described as 'Mad Max' style due to improvised defences
- Trigger
- Ukraine's expanded use of unmanned systems against maritime targets
- Objective
- Protect high-value platforms from persistent drone attacks







