Russia has a new FPV tower called "Pik" as part of a complex to protect Navy ships and military airfields from drones. The design was developed at TsKBR.
According to Dmitry Kuzyakin, General Director of TsKBR, in an interview with TASS news agency, the "Piks" with a hundred-meter cable are installed on the towers of air traffic control centers at airfields and on ship masts to ensure stable communication. This gives the FPV drone pilot additional range.
An armored cable connects the ground equipment to the antenna. The "Pik" tower is fully controlled from the ground using a remote control. The device does not need to be dismantled to make any changes to the settings.
The developers do not specify the range the antenna helps to work with. But Kuzyakin noted that the FPV tower "Pik" "significantly increases the range of drone use and allows the operator to work from cover". This helps combat crews save lives.
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