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Ukraine fields EW-escort variant of Sargan-3000 USV to shield strike groups from Lancets

Published 15 July 2026

A Russian milblogger reports the destruction in the Black Sea of a Ukrainian Sargan-3000 naval drone in a dedicated electronic-warfare escort configuration. The EW variant — consistent with a unit observed washed ashore at Romania’s Constanta naval base — carries broadband-spectrum antennas and is described as designed to suppress Russian FPV drones and Lancet loitering munitions during strike-group approaches to coastal targets. Two confirmed examples indicate this is a systematic escort role rather than an isolated modification.

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barantchik adversary15 Jul 2026 Open the post

Topicsnaval drones electronic warfare drones

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