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MILITARY

RUSSIA INTRODUCED ANTI-

UAV SYSTEM AT IDEX 2021

By Yuri Laski

arlier this year, Rosoboronexport, where terrorists attacks employing drones developing smaller missiles to be used

Russia’s state mediator in arms have been successfully repulsed. particularly against drones. The new missile

trade, gave a public presentation of Among the anti-UAV jamming equipment is said to be approximately four times

Ethe Integrated Counter UAV System. presented at IDEX was the Repellent-Patrol smaller than the existing one to increase

The presentation was run within the EW system intended to provide areal the ammunition load of every Pantsir

frame work of the IDEX 2021 International coverage of the territories. The long-range combat vehicle respectively.

Defence Exhibition in Abu Dhabi within the system is capable of jamming drones at a These systems are capable of effectively

Russian national pavilion in Hall 12. The range of up to 20 km, the Rosoboronexport engaging a variety of air attack weapons,

system is intended for export to various press-service stated. including UAVs. The Pantsir-S1M has
missile and gun armament and destroys air
nations, MENA region in particular. The Kupol and Rubezh-Avtomatika targets up to 30 km in range and up to 18

Counter UAV measures have become systems are able to carry out continuous km in altitude. The Tor-M2E’s engagement

a hot subject after a number of drone radio surveillance and create a protective envelope against air targets is 15 km in

attacks in Middle East and successful dome over the installation. range and 10 km in altitude.

UAVs performance within the Azerbaijani They are said to manage an The close-range air defence is provided

operation in Nagornyi Karabakh. impenetrable barrier to repel attacks not by the Verba or Igla-S MANPADS, both
The system is said to be capable of only by single drones, but also in their being designed and manufactured by the

effectively countering attacks by unmanned massive use from different directions and Kolomna-based KBM of HPW, as well as the
aerial vehicles, by combining electronic altitudes within a radius of at least 3 km. Gibka-S MANPADS squad combat vehicles,

warfare and air defence systems of various The Pishchal electromagnetic gun is one capable of firing Verba or Igla-S. These

classes. of the lightest hand held jammers on the weapons are said to destroy targets at a
The system proposed by Russia includes market, weighing a mere 3.5 kg. maximum range of 6 km at altitudes up to

radars to track various UAVs as well as It can jam UAV control/navigation 3.5 km.
jamming devices and SHORADs vehicles. channels at a range of 2 km. The integrated use of the proposed

The anti-UAV jamming systems are said As a hard-kill component of its counter electronic warfare and air defence assets

to be effective against light- and partly UAV system, Rosoboronexport offers short- will effectively provide countermeasures

medium-class drones. range air defence systems, in particular, against UAVs of any class provided air
These systems are capable of countering high-precision weapons (HPW) Tula-based enemy reconnaissance and automated
a massive air raid by unmanned aerial Shipunov KBP Pantsir-S1M self-propelled control systems are also in place.

vehicles by suppressing their command/ anti-aircraft gun/missile (SPAAGM) system Rosoboronexport can offer a tailor-made

telemetry and navigation channels. or Izhevsk-based KUPOL Tor-type SAM solution for any customer to incorporate

According to the Russian Minstry of system. the anti-UAV system within the frame work

Defence the system has been effectively According to the KBP head designer of national defence of each nation including
operated at Russian military bases in Syria Valery Slugin, the company has been states through the African continent. Q

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