MPs have warned that that the government must prepare for Russian kamikaze drones to fly over the UK’s airspace.
Officials are warning that the Iranian Shahed 136 drone has a range of 2,500km and can travel at speeds of 180km per hour which explode when they hit their target.
Senior advisor to United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) MP Tom Tugendhat told The Sun, “That’s exactly what we were preparing for and I’m sure that the current government are continuing to prepare for.
“The reality is these weapon systems are not just targeting Ukraine, they’re not just targeting Poland. They’re being built to intimidate us.
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“Mohammad-Javad Larijani, who’s one of the principal spokesmen for the Ayatollah of Iran, has made it clear that one of the intentions of developing these weapon systems is to threaten Europe.
“We need to make sure that our country is secure and our country is safe.”
In September NATO fighter jets were scrambled as Russian drones violated Poland’s airspace, which was a deliberate violation.
The Deputy Prime Minister of Poland, Radek Sikorski said Russia’s drone incursions has found a serious gap in Europe’s defences.
Sikorski told The Sun, “In the operation in the Polish skies, some of the Russian drones were detected and shot down by F-35s.
“It is not the most economical way of dealing with such a threat.
“And if they did to us what they’re doing every week to Ukraine and launched hundreds of these things, we would be pretty soon out of sight of them.
“So Putin has exposed a gap in our defences which need cheaper and effective ways of protecting our skies.
“We need to act on this war as soon as – and Ukraine is providing us invaluable experience.
“We need their experience and that technology in dealing with this stuff.”
