00:00Ukraine's state-run defense technology innovation cluster, BraveOne, announced on September 7th that a system developed by one of the
00:07companies in the ecosystem is already destroying Russian S-8000 Bandarol cruise missiles in combat, and the best part, with
00:15a cost per interceptor significantly lower than the price of the invader's own missile.
00:21The cluster published images from the interceptor system's thermal cameras showing operators locking onto the target, tracking, and neutralizing multiple
00:29missiles.
00:30They haven't revealed the technical specifications, the identity of the developer, or the exact unit cost, in fact, not even
00:37the name, to be precise.
00:40This announcement comes just as Russia has begun serial production of the Bandarol, which is made by the same company
00:45that manufactures the Orion reconnaissance drone, which is often used as a platform to launch it.
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