I don't think the interceptor is expected to survive a successful interception. In the case of a miss, it will be reusable tho, unlike other defense munitions. If any parts of either drone survive, they'll fall in defender controlled territory, and be available to be fed back into the drone manufacture supply chain.

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 0 points 5 days ago (1 children)

So how is this mesh helping in any way?

If it misses, it still misses. If it takes a hit, it still goes down.

[–] Five@slrpnk.net 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

The mesh increases the 'hit box' of the interceptor. It's conductive, so it is more likely to trigger the kamikaze than a normal in-air collision.

[–] Kornblumenratte@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

@deegeese@sopuli.xyz
According to the original telegram source, it is for defense:

Захист мавіку від ворожих сіткометів та ударів зверху

deepl.com:

Protecting the mavic from enemy net-squads and overhead attacks

Makes no sense against shrapnel, but they are using a lot of different interception techniques. I've seen physical impact, nets and dangling wires so far. And against these type of attacks such a cope cage style defense might actually work.

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 1 points 5 days ago

Oh, I assumed the mesh was for defense. Thanks 👍