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https://lenta.ru/news/2020/06/19/pantzir/ Russian media, specifically Zvezda, claims the failure of the Pantsirs, in what amounted to a Pantsir "genocide" is due to the use of only optical sensors without any RF sensors. They say that Syrian and UAE Pantsirs were export models without any radars, which prevented them from not only firing on, but detecting any sort of UAS. As you can see, Syrian Pantsirs do not have radars: The round and rectangular antennas at the front and back are actually cameras, with hard cover to protect them from the sun, sand, and debris. But fear not, UAS are known to be a minor and very rare threat. Fortunately, the Pantsir in the photo can still intercept ballistic missiles, known to be relatively much easier targets. UAE Pantsirs used in Libya, are also of the same configuration as the Syrian ones, but mounted on a MAN truck. They, too, lack any form of radar, and rely solely on optical guidance. Another difference is of course that the rear camera is rectangular instead of round. Stupid shape, all cameras need to be round. That's probably why they failed in greater numbers in Libya than in Syria. Russia, at the same time, said it had gathered the necessary data and made adjustments a while ago, and new systems were already developed in response. This is, strangely, despite the fact it said the UAE and Syrian models were in fact export models and that Russian models should not suffer from the same issues. A similar VSHORAD aimed at defeating primarily UAS, was shown recently with the above lessons already implemented - it had neglected optical sensors in favor of additional radars. You can see it right here: A radar antenna can be seen to the right of the gun and another on the right side of the turret (both from our perspective).