Stupor (anti-drone gun)

2022: Start of anti-drone gun in Ukraine

As it became known on July 6, 2022, the Russian army for the first time in Ukraine used electromagnetic devices to combat unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) during a military special operation. We are talking about electromagnetic complexes "Stupor." It is noted that they showed high efficiency.

According to TASS, citing its source, Stupor was used in the west of the Donetsk People's Republic. According to the interlocutor, it is enough to point the sight and press the button - and "Stupor" suppresses the drone control channel, after which the drone "is neutralized and forcibly sits in the right place."

Russia began to use anti-drone guns "Stupor" in Ukraine

The need for such portable antidrons has become obvious due to the large number of UAVs and various small copters used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the source added.

The Stupor portable complex was developed by the Main Research and Testing Center for Robotics of the Ministry of Defense to suppress drones, including copters.

The device emits electromagnetic pulses and is primarily designed to suppress the control channel of the drone, which, under the influence of radiation, loses communication with the operator, which leads to uncontrolled flight and crash. Stupor operates at a distance of up to 2 km in the 20-degree sector. The complex can also suppress the navigation and transmission channels of UAVs, their photo and video cameras in the optoelectronic range.

According to TASS on July 6, 2022, earlier the combat use of such portable anti-drone devices during a special operation in Ukraine was not officially reported. The Russian military department periodically reports on the destruction of Ukrainian UAVs using various anti-aircraft missile systems and air defense systems, as well as electronic warfare systems.^[1]

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