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Russia is giving its drones bigger antennas to beat Ukrainian jamming
Defense NewsMonday, November 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Kyiv now needs roughly twice as many jammers to stop each upgraded Shahed, intel officials and experts said.
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- Russia · Ukraine
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- Why it matters
- Conflict reporting clarifies risk, escalation paths, and what civilians and markets are pricing in. Kyiv now needs roughly twice as many jammers to stop each upgraded Shahed, intel officials and experts said. Conflict can reprice energy, shipping, and defense exposure tied to Russia and Ukrainian.
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What happened
Kyiv now needs roughly twice as many jammers to stop each upgraded Shahed, intel officials and experts said.
Why it matters
Conflict reporting clarifies risk, escalation paths, and what civilians and markets are pricing in.
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Defense News published: Russia is giving its drones bigger antennas to beat Ukrainian jamming
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Economic impact
Conflict can reprice energy, shipping, and defense exposure tied to Russia and Ukrainian.
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