• deranger@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago

    Following the trail to the real source of the 90% figure, this doesn’t appear to be a current statistic.

    The success rate for the U.S.-designed Excalibur shells, for example, fell sharply over a period of months — to less than 10 percent hitting their targets — before Ukraine’s military abandoned them last year, according to the confidential Ukrainian assessments.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/24/russia-jamming-us-weapons-ukraine/

    This also is only regarding GPS jamming, which isn’t the only method of navigation. I feel the article is exaggerating quite a bit. I have no doubt GPS jamming was quite effective a year ago, I also have no doubt the Ukrainians have adapted since then.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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      5 months ago

      I haven’t seen anything to suggest that the situation has gotten better since these figures came out. Given that Ukrainian army is currently complaining more than ever, doesn’t seem like they adapted.