The Russian government has instructed the Ministry of Health to equip major hospitals with UAV detection and countermeasure systems. The authorities have adjusted the requirements for anti-terrorism equipment of healthcare facilities in decree No. 1226.
The document states that facilities must be equipped with means of detecting drones (airborne, surface, and underwater). However, the exact amount of spending for these purposes is not specified.
Vladimir Potekhin, Development Director of Boevye Tekhnologii company, suggested that it could be about electronic warfare (EW) stations placed on the roofs of buildings. He estimates the cost of one such complex at 20 million rubles.
According to the FFOMS, in 2025, the structure of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation and the FMBA includes 338 federal medical organizations — that is, large medical centers. With this in mind, equipping medical centers with electronic warfare equipment may require about 6 billion rubles.
The Rostec State Corporation has offered its developments for these purposes.
Our response to the threat of drones is comprehensive: from physical drone elimination systems like the Pantsir, which we are creating, to electronic warfare complexes that work quietly, discreetly, without a single shot, and yet very effectively.
The following UAV detection and countermeasure systems are available:
- Electronic warfare complexes from the «Serp» series (effective against single drones and groups of UAVs)
- «Radon-O» protection system (captures, tracks, and suppresses UAVs)
- Passive coherent locator 3D PKL (suitable for operation in dense urban development)
- Portable solution for medical transport «Press» (mobile UAV countermeasure system, including FPV drones)
