# Russia’s latest Pantsir-SMD-E air defense system downs numerous Ukrainian UAVs

https://mins.news/en/item/49898

- TASS, 2026-09-08 14:41 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://tass.com/defense/2184301

> Russia’s High-Precision Systems Holding says the latest Pantsir-SMD-E air defense system has destroyed numerous Ukrainian UAVs of various types and cruise missiles, demonstrating high effectiveness. The system combines standard surface-to-air missiles with short-range interceptors and can carry up to 48 of the latter.

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