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Barrage balloon specs detailed: 800 kg tether load, 10 complexes and 20 aerostats required per refinery

Published 5 October 2026 · updated 6 October 2026

Russian milbloggers have published technical parameters for the volunteer-built barrage balloon systems: a single modern-materials tether carries an 800 kg strike load, providing a fourfold safety margin against the FP-1 attack drone. Covering one refinery requires 10 systems and 20 aerostats. The initiative continues without state funding, relying entirely on volunteer donations; commentators note factories will not self-fund the systems without formal government direction or a procurement mandate, and that the cost of the system is modest compared to that of a burning refinery.

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Rybar adversary4 Oct 2026 Open the post
Два майора (Two Majors) adversary5 Oct 2026 Open the post

Topicsdrones interceptors manufacturing

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