Russia has completed testing of new Hornet interceptor drones. Their main task is to cover the positions of heavy flamethrower systems (TOS) and strategically important civilian objects.
Hornets exist in two versions. A compact drone was developed to destroy targets at a range of up to 50 m, a larger machine will come in handy at a distance of up to 200 m.
One of the developers, Maxim, said that the device detects targets using high-resolution video cameras. For working in the nighttime, infrared cameras and thermal imagers are provided.
Our machine destroys the drone with a kinetic strike, that is, by ramming. Its weight is enough to break the propellers or close the contact fuse with whiskers on the FPV kamikaze, which will lead to self-destruction.
According to him, four Hornets can be installed on the upper surface of the TOS launcher, which will provide a 360-degree view, that is circular defense.
The idea of interceptor drones is not new, they are actively being developed in different countries. In Belarus, they presented a compact drone with a warhead of up to 3 kg, a speed of 200 km/h and the ability to detect targets at a distance of up to 4.5 km.
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