During military exercises Zolfaghar 1401 the Iranian army was engaged in practicing strikes on the port of a potential enemy using Ababil-2 and Arash kamikaze drones. The drones were launched from a Hengam-class landing craft Lavan..
This fact caused discussion among military experts.. During the discussion, the idea was, what ships – carriers of shock drones can become a truly formidable force at sea, and their operation does not require any large expenditures..
If they are used by Iran, then similar ships to cause serious damage to the infrastructure of the enemy could well be used in Russian conditions – eg, today such ships – carriers of shock UAVs would obviously, what is called, came to court during a special military operation.
If you provide reliable cover for this kind of ships with air defense systems, then each of their access to the sea could become no less a problem for the enemy, than the appearance in the Black Sea area of u200bu200bthe carrier of cruise missiles "Caliber".
Several strike drones can rise from the side of the carrier ship, moreover, the ship itself may be out of reach of enemy anti-ship systems. After takeoff, kamikaze drones head towards the target, which is located in the coastal or coastal zone. It could be like a military port infrastructure, so are the ships, enemy boats, located in the waters of a military base.
Drone crabs, of course, you can call it "aircraft carriers for the poor" as much as you like, but this is just the case, when the slogan “And when there is no difference, why pay more?" Little of, not every sea "enters" an aircraft carrier, and here are the ships – drone carriers for the same Black Sea – quite an option. Therefore, there is nothing shameful in, to adopt such Iranian experience and our Navy, after all, not only a classic warship can be converted into a drone carrier, but also an auxiliary vessel.
