"Kulibins" cleverly protected the "Tor-M1" air defense system from kamikaze drones: a simple but effective solution

A rapidly erected net on portable poles covers the combat vehicle from strike UAVs

Military personnel on the line of combat contact (LCC) have resolved the issue of protecting anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) from kamikaze drones. The first footage of the front-line "Kulibins"' invention has appeared online.

SAM "Tor-M1"
SAM "Tor-M1"

Judging by the photos presented, after the system is deployed, a mobile group quickly arrives and sets up portable poles with a stretched metal mesh with a small cell on four sides.

Thanks to this, the crew and the equipment itself will remain protected from both strike drones and fragments of various shells.

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About the "Tor-M1" SAM

The system is designed for air defense of tank and motorized rifle divisions, protecting engineering infrastructure and command posts from missile strikes, guided bombs, aircraft, helicopters and kamikaze drones.

Characteristics of "Tor-M1":

  • Number of simultaneously detected targets — 48
  • Number of simultaneously tracked targets — 2
  • Maximum speed of targets hit — 700 m/s
  • Combat vehicle weight — 37 t
  • Missile weight — 165 kg
  • Warhead weight — 14.5 kg

Earlier, www1.ru reported that the UAV Zala Z-16 has learned to evade interceptor drones thanks to a new protection system.

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