Russian defence against drone swarms

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DRONES AIR FORCE (AIR FORCE) DEFENSE
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Russian troops and facilities will be protected from drones with the help of special mobile anti-aircraft gun groups. Currently, they are being formed as part of several Russian combined arms armies, as well as the armies of the Air Force and Air Defense, sources in the Russian Defense Ministry told Izvestia. They will be armed with ZU-23-2 automatic cannons mounted on truck chassis, as well as pickup trucks equipped with large-caliber machine guns. The use of such mobile firearms is a cheap and effective way to protect against drones, experts say.

Time-tested
In addition to firepower, the new units will include electronic warfare equipment and smoke detectors, sources told Izvestia. The latter can cover the object with a thermal smoke screen, impervious to both optoelectronic systems and UAV thermal imagers.

The ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft gun is designed to protect slow-moving and stationary objects from strikes by tactical fighters, attack aircraft, helicopters and some types of drones. It has two 23-mm barrels, which can fire at a rate of 1.6-2 thousand rounds per minute.


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ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft gun
ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft gun

Photo: RIA Novosti/Konstantin Mikhalchevsky
The ZU-23, mounted on the truck chassis, was actively used during wars and military conflicts in recent decades. It has proven to be an effective means not only against air, but also against ground targets.

If the ammunition of anti-aircraft gun mounts includes explosive ammunition, then their effectiveness will be quite high, military expert Alexei Leonkov told Izvestia.

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— У нас есть комплексы «Шилка» с четырьмя спаренными 23-мм пушками, которые работают как единое целое, — уточнил он. — Они могут поставить огневую завесу, через которую ни один дрон не пролетит. Появление маленьких БПЛА, в том числе FPV-дронов, дало вторую жизнь зенитно-пушечной артиллерии. Это направление почти исчезло, так как зенитные управляемые ракеты справлялись с множеством целей. Но как только цели стали маленькими, соотношение цены боеприпаса и беспилотника, по которому он применяется, стало в пользу БПЛА. Поэтому возврат к такому виду зенитной артиллерии — это логичный и эволюционный шаг.

По словам эксперта, эти установки важно оснастить соответствующими средствами обнаружения, так как эффективная дальность стрельбы у них ограничена двумя с половиной километрами. Также необходима постановка электронных и оптических помех.

ZSU-23-4 Shilka self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
ZSU-23-4 Shilka self-propelled anti-aircraft gun

Photo: RIA Novosti
"Attack drones use optoelectronic guidance equipment, that is, in the final section, the operator directly aims the kamikaze drone exactly at the target," explained Alexey Leonkov. "But if he flies into a smoke screen, the operator loses his bearings: he doesn't see if he's flying to the target correctly, and what if it's already moved from the point he last saw it. In electronic warfare systems, the main task is to break the connection between the operator and the drone, or eliminate it by carrying out a direct impact that will damage the electronics circuits on the drone, or to put interference over the target so that it cannot be detected, or to intercept the control signal.



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Inexpensive and effective
Special mobile groups to combat drones with 23-mm anti-aircraft guns are an inexpensive way to provide protection against UAVs, military expert Yuri Lyamin told Izvestia.

"All possible means are now required to defeat drones," he said. "Electronic warfare systems can crush a certain part of drones, but not all, and combat operations have shown this. It is expensive to shoot down anti-aircraft missile systems, and their ammunition is limited. And UAVs are now used in very large numbers. Because of this, the appearance of mobile groups with automatic anti-aircraft guns and machine guns is expected. The enemy began to use such measures a long time ago, he has special battalions to destroy our drones. In other countries, based on the experience of conflicts, they have also increased the number of anti-aircraft artillery to cover facilities. They are placed on pickup trucks and small trucks as a way to ensure their mobility.


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During the special military operation, methods of countering enemy drones became particularly important. The troops receive anti-drone guns, drone detectors, and electronic warfare equipment.

Integrated system for protecting objects from drones "Stupor"
Integrated system for protecting objects from drones "Stupor"

Photo: Stupor LLC
In February of this year, it was reported about the introduction of the Stupor integrated system, which protects facilities from drones. It can detect and suppress drones in several ways. According to the developer's representative, Stupor is developed on the basis of complementary detection systems, such as a radar station, a radio frequency scanner, an optical drone recognition station and countermeasures.


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The system was created taking into account the basic requirements of users and specialists of the National Guard, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, and the Russian special services. With the help of its own software, the development company combined devices operating on different principles into a system, which increased reliability and reduced the number of false positives, the developer's representative noted.

Earlier, Izvestia reported on the creation of new air defense units as part of assault units to combat drones. They will be armed with the Tor and Gibka complexes. Anti-aircraft gunners will operate in direct contact with attack aircraft, destroy enemy drones and cover infantry from the fire of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS).

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if you read properly, I said, " the conflict thread" not the other threads.