Drone defense

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2024

In Russia, presented an anti-aircraft installation with a thermal imager and remote control to destroy drones

In mid-August 2024, NTC Elins JSC presented the ZU-23AE complex - a Soviet 23-mm anti-aircraft gun, modified to combat unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The complex is equipped with a thermal imager and remote control, and projectiles with programmable air detonation are used to destroy drones. Read more here.

In Russia, released a high-strength antenna for installation on anti-drone shelters

Holding "Roselectronics," which is part of the state corporation "Rostec," on August 2, 2024 announced the development of a high-strength ultra-wideband transceiver antenna, capable of functioning in combination with anti-drone shelters known as "barbecues." The new device is versatile and can be used with a wide range of radio stations. Read more here.

In Russia, an Aegis-U anti-crash blanket is presented, which protects cars from drones

In July 2024, the Russian company NII Steel, part of the Kalashnikov concern of the Rostec state corporation, presented a new Egida-U anti-crash blanket capable of protecting unarmored cars from drone attacks. Video demonstration of the protective properties of the product was carried out as part of the "Our Crash" project. Read more here.

Manual drone shooting and suppression systems. Russian companies rushed to buy products and services to protect against UAVs

TAdviser analyzed open procurement information, including planned ones, on various trading floors and found that from May to early July, the number of tenders for the supply of solutions and services related to protection against unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) increased significantly. Energy and industrial enterprises are showing the greatest interest in them, but the matter is not limited to them.

For example, Norilsk-Taimyr Energy Company (part of Norilsk Nickel), according to the published procurement plan, in July expects to purchase work on equipping its TETs-1 with a system for detecting, classifying and countering unmanned aircraft Kaspersky Antidrone^[1]. For this, the company is ready to pay 39.4 million rubles.

A large producer of thermal and electrical energy in the Rostov region and the Stavropol Territory Lukoil-Rostovenergo has planned two purchases of UAV detection and countermeasures complexes^[2].

source = "Rostec"

Also in July, Quadra-Generating Company plans to purchase construction and installation work on the installation of mesh fences to protect the technological equipment of the Belgorod TPP from UAVs. The company is part of Rosatom Infrastructure Solutions and is engaged in the production and sale of electricity in the wholesale market, as well as the production, transportation and sale of thermal energy in the retail market. She also plans construction and installation work to protect the GIS (gas-insulated switchgears) of the Belgorod thermal power plant from UAVs with sheet steel ^[3]].

At the same time, earlier, in May, the Quadra-Generating Company had already signed a contract for the supply of UAV protection equipment^[4].

The Angarsk Electrolysis Chemical Plant (a subsidiary of Rosatom State Corporation, part of TVEL) in July purchases the UAV Suppressor UAV^[5]

Among the purchases planned for July are the provision of services for examining and optimizing the work of the existing complex of engineering and technical security equipment, as well as threats from drones and UAVs for Rosseti Center^[6], and its sister company Rosseti Moskovsky Region, in July, is requesting proposals for the supply of UAV protection^[7]. The delivery of portable portable omnidirectional UAV detectors is planned for the needs of Yakutskenergo (part of the RusHydro group) ^[8]. And in terms of procurement of the government of the Pskov region - the supply of manual UAV suppressors^[9].

Kaluga International Airport in July is going to purchase services for theoretical and practical^[10] training its specialists in the program to counter threats from low-flying UAVs using small arms (smooth-bore weapons).

Among the major tenders of June 2024 - for the introduction of a hardware and software complex for detecting and countering UAVs at the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk international airport with an initial price of about 295 million rubles^[11]."

In June, Omsk Polypropylene Plant also announced a request for proposals for the supply of a device for protecting objects from UAVs^[12].

Analysis of open information on procurement shows that most often the services and means of protection against UAVs are acquired by enterprises of the energy sector, the oil and gas industry, transport facilities. But demand is not limited to them. So, for example, in July, the purchase of a UAV suppressor is also planned at Mosfilm^[13].

Various regions of the Russian Federation face the threat of drone attacks. According to one of the latest official messages of the Ministry of Defense related to this topic, during the night of July 8-9, three UAVs over the territory of the Belgorod Region were destroyed and intercepted by air defense systems on duty, seven UAVs over the territory of the Kursk region, two UAVs over the territory of the Voronezh region, 21 UAVs over the territory of the Rostov region and five UAVs over the territory of the Astrakhan region^[14] of the Russian^[15].

Armored panels are presented in Russia to protect oil depots and gas storage facilities from UAVs

On July 11, 2024, it became known that innovative armored panels were presented in Russia, designed to protect oil depots and gas storage facilities from attacks by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The new development has successfully passed the first tests, demonstrating high efficiency in countering modern threats. Read more here

In St. Petersburg, the production of mini-computers has begun to protect any drones from cyber threats

St. Petersburg State University (St. Petersburg State University) announced the release of security modules to protect unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from cyber threats. Innovative development is a software and hardware solution that can detect and neutralize malware that disrupts the functioning of drones in real time . The module is based on the popular Raspberry Pi board and GPS tracker. Read more here.

2023

A Russian anti-drone complex has been presented that detects "radio wandering" drones from 11 km

In early December 2023, the Defense mobile complex was presented, designed to combat drones. The system was developed by specialists of the Research Institute "Vector" to protect various facilities of long and short length - hydro- and nuclear power plants, oil and gas pipelines, airports, sea and river ports, as well as facilities of law enforcement agencies. Read more here.

Rostelecom presented its complex of protection of enterprises from drones

In September 2023, Rostelecom presented an automated complex to protect the perimeter of industrial enterprises from unmanned aerial vehicles. The system was called "RT Attack." Read more here.

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