A scene that has been seen numerous times in the Ukraine War is soldiers maintaining direct confrontations with FPV droneseither suicides or equipped with projectiles to drop on the enemy. They are dramatic situations that generally end up badly for the soldier, especially when he is on foot and does not have any means of flight. In these fighting the soldier, even if he has a weapon, It is at a clear disadvantage against the high mobility of the drone And the expertise of who is controlling it at a distance, surely except. Now, the Russian army is testing in Ukraine a new anti -Didron weapon that, without being sophisticated, can be useful for a soldier in this type of confrontations: an anti -products gun that triggers a network that catches the UAV.
As reported by the Russian news agency Tass, last March the company KBP POLYOT presented the device to the specialists of the Armed Forces of Russia and sent the first gun batch for field tests.
Portable networks against FPV drones. Manufactured by a Russian company pic.twitter.com/ze5f3ctky
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It is, according to the company, a ‘Last resource weapon’ which is based on another device of its catalog, a network pitcher to be used from interceptor drones. The gun is reusable and economical, with an approximate cost of 11,000 rubles (about € 110) per shot. It works with a cone that is installed in the cannon and that contains the network destined to catch the drone.
‘The network pitcher is Designed to neutralize FPV drones. It is based on our own network pitcher, which is used with drones, and is adapted for manual use, ‘the company said.
The scope of the gun is Between 5 and 15 meters and the network can cover an area of 4 square meters. The company, which has a current production capacity of 1,000 ‘ammunition’ per monthis working to expand it to 25 m²so that its effectiveness will be greater.
On its website, where you already appear for sale by 20,000 rubles (€ 222)it is described as ‘a compact and effective means to intercept drones’. It highlights its ergonomic command and a trigger button that provides precision and ‘An instant starting of the network. The special design of the mouth prevents it from collapsing, which increases the probability of setting the objective. Replaceable loads and light weight make the device versatile and easy to use ‘.
In addition to the network release gun and conversion kit that allows you to equip with meshes to FPV drones, KBP Polyot is also developing a drone designed for neutralize UAV recognition and larger ones such as Baba Yaga of Ukraine. The interceptor drone Sokol It also uses a mesh pitcher and uses artificial intelligence to operate autonomously. Sokol is in pre -production phase, according to Topwar.