Thursday, 04 February 2021 12:49
There is a search for new methods to fight air targets triggered by a rapid development of drones, which pose a major danger to the warring parties and numerous economic, infrastructure objects and mass events in peacetime, Colonel PhD Military Science V. Tikshaev and Retired Lieutenant-General PhD Military Science V. Barvinenko write in the Military Thought magazine.
Pishchal-PRO anti-drone system (Picture source: Rostec)
The Syrian experience of fighting mini and micro drones demanded to upgrade radars and Pantsir missile-gun systems, as well as EW, which detects and jams drone control radio networks and makes them fall. Some drones can be intercepted and landed. It was confirmed in Syria.
Tuesday, 02 February 2021 11:33
There is a search for new methods to fight air targets triggered by a rapid development of drones, which pose a major danger to the warring parties and numerous economic, infrastructure objects and mass events in peacetime, Colonel PhD Military Science V. Tikshaev and Retired Lieutenant-General PhD Military Science V. Barvinenko write in the Military Thought magazine.
Current large UAS platforms like this General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle provide important capabilities but need a runway to take off. These systems also have lower airspeeds and depend on data links and GPS signals. Future systems will need to be more independent to operate in a complex battlespace (Picture source: courtesy of AMRDEC)