Oleg Arefin, an engineer from St. Petersburg, developed a design for an unusual interceptor drone with a fuselage and wing, inside which two weapon systems are located. The aircraft is equipped with engines with propellers on the wings, providing horizontal cruise flight.
Additionally, two ducted fans are installed in the nose and tail sections. They operate perpendicular to the wing plane and are covered by adjustable louvers. This design allows for the generation of vertical thrust, including hovering mode and precise positioning in the air.
The control system combines an autopilot and a terminal guidance module. This ensures the capture, tracking, and destruction of an aerial target in the final segment of the trajectory.
The key feature of the design is its hybrid aerodynamic scheme. The aircraft mode is used for high-speed interception, while the multicopter mode is used for precise targeting in dense air conditions.
Placing the armament inside the fuselage reduces aerodynamic losses and minimizes the impact of recoil on flight stability.
Interceptor drones are widely developed in Russia. However, they are mainly based on the kinetic principle, where the drone simply crashes into an aerial target at full speed.