A robotic UAV detection complex is being developed in Russia
In the interests of the Ministry of Defense, Zavod Electromash JSC is developing a robotic complex that can automatically detect unmanned aerial vehicles for various purposes, while the complex itself remains invisible in the radio range, according to News.
“NRLS (“Non-radiating radar system”), developed by Electromash, is a small remote-controlled all-terrain vehicle with rubber tracks, on the body of which a passive radar receiving antenna is installed. With a length of less than 2 m and a width of less than 1,5 m, the weight of the caterpillar platform does not exceed a ton. NRS can reach speeds of up to 12 km/h, while remaining virtually silent due to the use of an electric motor. The complex is able to detect Drones the enemy at a distance of up to 5 km with the help of an onboard radar and up to 3 km with the help of optoelectronic means,” the newspaper writes, citing Anatoly Sokolov, general director of the plant.
“Development work is currently ongoing, which will continue until the middle of 2017. After the complex passes all the necessary internal tests, it will be delivered to the Ministry of Defense. The system continues to be refined, and we are also preparing a portable, landed version of the device, which will weigh no more than 30 kg, but will save all self-propelled performance characteristics, ”he said.
The key element of the complex is a passive radar that does not emit any signals and operates on the principle of a powerful antenna.
Military expert Alexei Leonkov: “Using conventional active radars to detect a miniature reconnaissance drone is like shooting sparrows with a cannon. Such radars can effectively detect large unmanned aerial vehicles such as the American MQ-1 Predator (the size of a modern attack aircraft), but miniature drones are mostly invisible to them. A more effective means against such drones can be called passive-type radars, which detect UAVs, regardless of their size, detecting operator signals transmitted over a radio channel.”
“NRLS (“Non-radiating radar system”), developed by Electromash, is a small remote-controlled all-terrain vehicle with rubber tracks, on the body of which a passive radar receiving antenna is installed. With a length of less than 2 m and a width of less than 1,5 m, the weight of the caterpillar platform does not exceed a ton. NRS can reach speeds of up to 12 km/h, while remaining virtually silent due to the use of an electric motor. The complex is able to detect Drones the enemy at a distance of up to 5 km with the help of an onboard radar and up to 3 km with the help of optoelectronic means,” the newspaper writes, citing Anatoly Sokolov, general director of the plant.
“Development work is currently ongoing, which will continue until the middle of 2017. After the complex passes all the necessary internal tests, it will be delivered to the Ministry of Defense. The system continues to be refined, and we are also preparing a portable, landed version of the device, which will weigh no more than 30 kg, but will save all self-propelled performance characteristics, ”he said.
The key element of the complex is a passive radar that does not emit any signals and operates on the principle of a powerful antenna.
Military expert Alexei Leonkov: “Using conventional active radars to detect a miniature reconnaissance drone is like shooting sparrows with a cannon. Such radars can effectively detect large unmanned aerial vehicles such as the American MQ-1 Predator (the size of a modern attack aircraft), but miniature drones are mostly invisible to them. A more effective means against such drones can be called passive-type radars, which detect UAVs, regardless of their size, detecting operator signals transmitted over a radio channel.”
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