United instrument manufacturing Corporation (included in “rostec”) is pleased once again that the experts have created a means of countering groups impact of mini-drones:
“Such weapons in Russia is already created. It does not destroy the drones physically, not creating interference, and guaranteed to incapacitate electronic onboard systems, turning the drone into a useless piece of dead iron and plastic… Our system simply will not allow the swarm of robots to reach the destination“.
The tactic of “swarm of bees vs bear”
Speaking of “swarms of mini-drones”, defense industry certainly had in mind the trials of the US military the so-called shock of the swarm of mini-drones: designed for action against modern air defense systems, they have to overcome them due to the large number and attack the whole swarm. Instead of one super complex and super expensive machine — aircraft, missiles, etc. — used a large number of cheap disposable drones. As they originally planned as a one-off, it is possible to save on protection systems.
The planned actions look something like this. To the goal approaching the control plane, for example, the notorious F-35, and a freighter full of drones to the eyeballs. The first goal leads, only a few reconnaissance units to obtain data on radar and specified the location of the point targets at the facility, etc. After processing the data, run the shock all a bunch of drones programmed for specific goals.
The calculation is simple: each mini-missile has a small charge, but a lot of them and all impossible to bring down, the defense is working on individual goals. So a certain number will hit, but the efficiency is not in favor of the defense.
For example, anti-missile missile capable of shooting down approaching ballistic, and then have to spend on a little something. A sufficient number of passes through the defense, just the law of large numbers. Figuratively speaking, it is as if the hunter was lying in wait with fitting the bear, and it would attack a flock of hornets and the use of such a powerful weapon?
Edition Defense Systems quoted the head of the strategic management capacity of the Ministry of defense , William Roper, who told us how such groups will also be used for reconnaissance, will be able to overcome defenses by not only fire, but with the help of EW:
“The enemy will be forced to spend on their defense a lot more time and effort to defend against such swarms“.
The only reason he hasn’t said a word about any specific new technology. It is clear that information classified, but “we have made such progress that” has not sounded even in the most General form.
The destruction of the drones wholesale
What can you oppose such tactics?
First, the obvious vulnerability of the system due to the presence of a control plane and a transport for drones. Knocked out — and all the drones miss you.
Control from a distance? Here, in the Russian army, already exist and apply in practice relevant EW systems. You may recall the mobile complex electronic warfare with jamming stations 1L222 “Avtobaza”, which has already planted us drones.
There is also a more modern system of “Rosa-AERO”, also developed by United instrument Corporation:
But these systems are, figuratively speaking, practice an individual approach to drones: wrap and put the unit on its territory, it may be useful, and in the message of the PCR clearly States: “guaranteed to incapacitate electronic systems on Board“. What could it be?
Recall, for example, a complex EW 1Л262 “Mercury-BM” existing in the army.
This electronic warfare system designed to protect against ammunition, equipped with radio controlled fuses, as well as to counter the remote-controlled armament: each object with a high degree of probability neytralizuya for a split second, and one machine covers 20-50 hectare, depending on conditions.
Most likely, we are talking about some of the specialized techniques of this type, since the “Mercury” was developed by the concern “Radioelectronic technologies” and not DIC. However, the CONCERN is also part of state Corporation rostec. The result is very simple: a swarm of mini-drones on the approach simply neutralized interference — and it is logical to assume that increasing of light power EW control circuits will fail and not just be “clogged up” noise.
You can also recall last year’s information about the “microwave gun”, developed by DIC demonstrirovalsya on the forum “Army 2015” in a closed part of the exhibition, the range is stated as 10 km there is not even necessary to pick up the individual frequencies, the entire swarm covered “virtual microwave” wholesale.
We will not speculate: the characteristics of a “swarm of mini-drones” have not been published, the microwave gun is also classified. But the very interesting “repurposing” of the military-industrial complex with high-tech weapons on the “big but cheap”.
Not a good life
Grand “cut” the defense budget in the US takes a long time, and the available weapons can be divided into two categories: either “classic” — the old, developed in the 1970s, with some upgrades, or super-modern, super-expensive and for some reason still not working: F-35,Zumwalt, etc. Fiction a type of “railgun” is nice, but make something new and practical for some reason persistently does not work.
In fact, the only thing the US has of the categories “new and wow, it works!” — this is the drones.
And if Russia has the means of resistance, the countries which prefer to fight the Pentagon, they are not available, and swarms of drones will actually be quite effective.
Thus, “new tactics” — not a forced move, but another confirmation of the aggressive policy of the United States.
