Russian military personnel have demonstrated tests of a homemade active drone protection system (APS) created on the basis of the 902 "Tucha" launcher. The installation has been modernized and now fires not smoke grenades, but a sheaf of damaging elements.
In essence, the system resembles a large shotgun designed to hit FPV drones as they approach the target. Both different calibers of shot and small grapeshot are used as ammunition, with the latter demonstrating the greatest effectiveness.
The tests show only partial success, but work on them continues. The main obstacle remains the guidance system. Currently, counter-munitions are launched based on the visual assessment of an observer, which significantly impairs accuracy and efficiency, especially in combat conditions.
Military experts believe that successful integration of this system with radars, cameras with artificial intelligence, or acoustic sensors could make it viable.
AEK-902 "Tucha" is a Soviet unified system for launching 81-mm smoke grenades from armored vehicles.
Earlier, www1.ru reported that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspected the work of Russian MiG-29Ks on the new aircraft carrier INS Vikrant.
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