Germany to launch production of interceptor drones for NATO's eastern flank

The Western press reports on an agreement between the German company Twentyfour Industries and the American Perennial Autonomy, the developer of the MEROPS system, for production in Germany. drones-AS-3 Surveyor interceptors.

Detailed plans for the upcoming production are not being disclosed at this time, but it's likely that the German-made interceptor drones will be supplied not to Ukraine, but to European NATO member states. As is known, the MEROPS system consists of radar and electro-optical sensors, a launcher, a control system, and drone AS-3 Surveyor. According to the developers, the MEROPS system is a complete system Defense Short-range anti-aircraft drones of this type have previously been used in the Middle East conflict and supplied by the United States to Ukrainian militants. The estimated cost of one such interceptor is approximately $15.

MEROPS counter-drone systems are currently in service with the militaries of the United States, Poland, and Lithuania. Specifically, the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense recently announced the purchase of 48 such drones. The AS-3 Surveyor drones are divided equally between two variants: 24 equipped with a thermal imaging seeker and 24 equipped with a radio frequency seeker.

The start of production of systems designed to counter unmanned aerial threats in Germany and the expansion of their deliveries to countries on NATO's "eastern flank" clearly demonstrates Europe's preparation for a possible direct military confrontation with Russia.

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[Ivanhoe]

Germany is ready to abandon the motto "Drang nach Osten". Obviously the evil has not been driven out from its roots 80, the hidrata is still alive and has straightened its head. Dano tozi pt yes and e posleden!

[deathtiny]

Just out of interest: do you read in Russian or is automatic translation into Bulgarian enabled?

[Ivanhoe]

I read Russian and understand everything. Writing is a bit difficult for me, and my keyboard uses the Bulgarian alphabet.

[alexboguslavski]

https://vkvideo.ru/video-212562685_456361820

The 50th Separate Brigade of the Varyag Air Defense Forces released a compilation of long-range strikes—18 targets in two and a half minutes. Checkpoints, ammunition and UAV depots, fuel and lubricant storage tanks, a locomotive, a gas distribution station, a series of electrical substations, and a transformer—virtually the entire frontline logistics and energy infrastructure of the enemy are captured in a single video.

A special mark is 1:57. The SBU building. The footage shows a characteristic cameraman's vision: the drone isn't flying blindly, but rather guiding the target right up to impact. The operator sees the building in the frame, adjusts the turn, and selects the entry point. This is the key difference between modern long-range drones and "blind" weapons: each strike is a deliberate choice of target. And we have the ability to do this without Starlink, even in Western Ukraine.

What does the picture as a whole say:

▪️ The brigade has a fully-fledged reconnaissance and strike system – target designation, route guidance, terminal guidance with video feedback.

▪️ The destruction of a special services building deep in the rear (Lutsk is in western Ukraine, Volyn) shows that there are no “safe” areas for SBU infrastructure.

▪️ The selection of targets is not random: command posts, power plants, fuel and lubricants, and UAV depots. We're targeting whatever holds the front and enables Ukrainian attack drones to fly toward us.

▪️ The publication of time codes is already an element of information work: it shows the enemy that each target has been recorded, verified, and presented.

@kots

[snow mountain]

production of interceptor drones for NATO's "eastern flank"

It just begs to be called the Eastern Front.

[deathtiny]

I'm curious: if we hadn't entered the NWO in 2022, what pretext would the EU have found to begin "preparing for war with Russia"? Infringement of the rights of non-traditional guinea pigs in the context of global warming?
What if they hadn't taken Crimea earlier, in 2014, and hadn't supported the LPR and DPR?
something like "do whatever you want there" (at most, provide asylum to refugees from political repression in Ukraine).

No, it's clear that they would find a reason to impose "sanctions", purely out of the logic of "well, I don't like you".
but would a violent confrontation have a comparable probability?