Ukraine’s latest defense against Russian missiles: Making them miss

(Veronika Melkozerova – Politico) As Ukraine rations its limited air defense missiles, it is increasingly betting on the homegrown Lima electronic warfare system to disrupt and redirect Russian drones and missiles. One of Lima’s developers told POLITICO how it works by interfering with the incoming weapon’s guidance system. Unlike traditional air defenses, which destroy incoming threats by smashing into them with missiles, Lima jams and spoofs satellite navigation signals, causing Russian weapons to veer off course. The system has become an increasingly important layer of Ukraine’s air defense architecture as Russia intensifies long-range strikes and Kyiv faces persistent shortages of expensive interceptor missiles. – Ukraine’s latest defense against Russian missiles: Making them miss – POLITICO