After a year-long break, the enemy again struck Ukraine with Onyx: what is known about this missile
Is it possible to shoot down this missile?
There are two serious problems that defenders of the Ukrainian skies face in countering the Onyx missiles:
- These missiles are hypersonic, so air defense forces have critically little time to detect and destroy them;
- Detection is further complicated by the fact that this missile flies at low altitude.
This is why the Ukrainian air defense is not yet capable of effectively counteracting the Onyx missiles. It is worth noting that there have been repeated reports of the alleged destruction of such missiles by air defense forces, but the Air Force has never officially confirmed such data.