Vogana-9SP (kamikaze drone)

2024: Product Announcement

On August 6, 2024, the Russian company Red Line introduced the new Vogan-9SP kamikaze drone, designed to intercept and destroy enemy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The development of this disposable drone was a response to the growing threat from small-sized enemy drones.

According to TASS, the Vogan-9SP is a quadcopter capable of reaching speeds of up to 200 km/h. The drone is equipped with a warhead located in the bow and works in complex with a radar station and a laser guidance system.

source = TACC

The principle of operation of the drone is to maximize proximity to the target and subsequent detonation of the warhead. Before destroying the enemy UAV, the Vaughan operator makes a decision based on the image from the drone camera and gives a command to detonate.

The Vogana-9SP launch system is a cassette installed at an angle of 45 degrees. After receiving the command, the drone takes off along the guide and rushes towards the target. In the last moments of the flight, the automatic guidance system is turned on.

The representative of the development company stressed that the main task of Vogan is to intercept enemy kamikaze drones. At the beginning of August 2024, the system is being tested, and engineers are working on an improved version that can accelerate to speeds over 250 km/h.

The creation of the Vogan-9SP is due to the need to effectively counter small-sized enemy UAVs, against which standard air defense systems (air defense) are ineffective. The use of expensive surface-to-air missiles against such targets is not economically feasible, so alternative solutions are being sought.

In addition to interceptor drones, electronic warfare systems (electronic warfare), special barrage structures and even pump-action guns are used to combat small-sized UAVs in Russia. However, the Vaughan-9SP is a more technological and potentially effective countermeasure.^[1]

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