Defense Express reports:
Although a Yak-52 crew taking down drones has been known since April 2024, it is only recently the idea was scaled up, and A-22 ultralight sport aircraft joined the ranks of Ukrainian drone hunters. The problem is that the method used for taking down the threats is from the World War I era: a crew member shooting at them with a rifle. Installing pylons for suspension of unguided rockets and machine guns required a re-arrangement of the load-bearing components of the wing as the Yak-52 was too light but Ukrainian engineers are working on it.