Rosseti buys guns to destroy drones for ₽549 million

In October 2024, Rosseti announced a tender for the protection of 32 facilities in the Sverdlovsk region, including protection against unmanned aerial vehicles. The cost of the two-year contract is ₽549 million, and the guards will be equipped with special anti-drone guns.

According to CNews, the tender for the provision of security services was published on October 15, 2024. Applications will be accepted until October 31, and the winner will be determined on November 26, 2024. The contract is planned to be concluded for the period from February 2025 to January 2027.

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According to the terms of reference, the winning company must have a license to carry out physical protection of the fuel and energy complex facilities. Particular attention is paid to equipping guards with portable means of detecting and neutralizing unmanned aerial vehicles.

The technical requirements for anti-drone equipment provide for the ability to suppress remote control signals UAV at frequencies of 720-1120 MHz with an effective range of at least 150 meters. The devices must act directly on the drone control panels.

The selected systems are of the type of active electronic suppression that block communication between the drone and the operator. In case of loss of control, the drone is forced to land. Such portable devices are called electronic guns.

In addition to active suppression systems, there are passive complexes that only track the appearance of UAVs in the radio frequency spectrum. They allow you to determine the location of both the drones themselves and their operators for further countermeasures.

A separate category is laser protection systems that can disable the electronics of drones by direct action. Such complexes are most effective when operating at low altitudes and in conditions of limited visibility.^[1]

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