A prototype of an air defense (AD) system against unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which finds a target and hits it with buckshot or missiles, has been created in Chelyabinsk. The elements of the complex have been tested, said designer Alexander Rodikov.
According to Rodikov, this is the first such air defense system in Russia. It is designed to protect rear facilities from UAVs (warehouses, arsenals, ports).
At the same time, today in many countries of the world there are no such systems, the development is unique for our country as well.
The designer explained that the development is a rotating turret armed with buckshot shots, guided and unguided missiles. The installation automatically recognizes flying drones of various types by sound.
Then the UAVs fall into the field of view of video cameras and are hit by a buckshot shot or a missile. The target detection range depends on its type.
For example, a fixed-wing drone weighing over 300 kg is detected at a distance of at least 1200 m. The detection range of a helicopter-type UAV is at least 150 m. Drones are hit at a distance of up to 500 m.
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