The Serp-VS5 system operates across five frequency bands from 900Mhz to 5.8 GHz to suppress civil and special-purpose drones across multiple channels, according to developer and Ruselectronics subsidiary, the Vektor Research Institute.

“The equipment suppresses the drone control channel, breaks the operator link, disables the navigation equipment, disorients the drone, and thwarts the flight mission,” according to a Rostec spokesperson.

“The system can ‘see’ drone intruders in a 360-degree sector on the horizontal axis.

“The system suppresses GPS, GLONASS and Beidou signals (in L1, L2 and L5 ranges) and also breaks drone control via Wi-Fi.”

Vektor Research Institute is also partnering with Ustinov Baltic State Technical University to produce a UAV search module capable of detecting signals of mobile phones without requiring network connection.

The onboard plug-in module is planned to support search and rescue operations in adverse geographical and weather conditions by tracking and locating cellular phone signals.

“For rescue operations, time is the key to success. The today’s search tools allow to locate a person by detecting a mobile phone signal only when base stations are available in the area and the rescue groups can receive an approximate position rather than a precise phone location,” said Ruselectronics representatives.

“With the emergence of such equipment, the time for search of lost people will be reduced considerably to ensure prompt rescue and evacuation. The first prototypes are to be produced before the end of 2024.”

The university will perform research, development, and engineering while Vektor will be responsible for commercial production management.

Ruselectronics and its subsidiary, NRI Electron, have also started deliveries of new low-visibility surveillance cameras used in drones, manned aircraft, and ground-based surveillance systems.

NRI Electron general director Aleksey Vyaznikov said the ultraviolet, visible, and infrared available design extends poor visibility coverage by up to 20 kilometres when laser illumination is used, reduces noise, has increased device resolution, and detectable limit.

“The all-purpose TV camera was designed as a high-performance product with improved detection range, ultra low temperature resistance, object identification capability in poor visibility and dusk conditions,” he said.

“The device may be used not only as part of modern unmanned tracking systems and high-precision video surveillance systems, but also in astronomy, medicine, and robotics.”

Robert Dougherty

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