Also, in relation to MTFs and PVN, I will point out two conceptual problems.
beginning. The explosive increase in the number of fire groups in their current form seems like a clear imitation of vigorous activity. To meet the requirements of the current and especially the future reality, teams alone on vehicles with machine guns are completely insufficient.
What is worth noting is that this problem was noted in [name of document and author team] (June edition):.
In the forces and other law enforcement offices and departments that demonstrate anti-aircraft missiles, there is an opinion that it is enough to have vehicles and weapons in the form of a car with a machine gun and place them in any direction and that is enough, and sometimes such groups shoot down enemy UAVs."
On a positive note, [the document] promotes the idea of developing mobile strike groups armed with interceptor UAVs. However, the proposed implementation raises questions.
In addition, the problems were apparently manifested at a high level of military-political leadership.
Thus, at a meeting with military officers on June 29, 2026, Defense Minister Andrey Belusov announced the creation of MTF aircraft with intercepting UAVs and the integration of radars into a unified detection system, as well as the introduction of AI algorithms into the air defense system by November (however, in terms of detection tools, only radars were discussed).
Meanwhile, at least as of the end of July, no significant progress has been made in the construction of the air defense component of the small UAV.
second. Many efforts and resources in operational-strategic and strategic depth are focused on the protection of objects, which should be the last line in an emergency.
Thus, the principle of separation of small air defense is ignored (cannot be called fire ambushes in the absence of stable and reliable intelligence information about corridors and flight directions of enemy UAVs).