"The damaging elements have shown high effectiveness in destroying drones – this is our patented know-how."
Russia has conducted tests of kinetic anti-drone weaponry, conditionally named "Product 545". According to media reports, the device, created as part of the "New Russian Technologies" project, is designed to physically disable drones.
"We have tested 'Product 545'. It is a personal kinetic weapon for the physical destruction of drones of all types within a radius of 100-150 meters. The weapon allows for the destruction of drones using any standard weapon available to the soldier," representatives of the developing company told journalists.
The weapon operates on the following principle: the body is fired and hits the drone, specialists explained. "The damaging elements have shown high effectiveness in destroying drones – this is our patented know-how," the organization added.
Currently, the product is in the stage of scientific development. One of its advantages has already been cited as the financial viability of production.
Compact kinetic systems allow for a quick response to groups of drones, preventing them from striking critical infrastructure, residential areas, and transportation.
Experts emphasize that the effectiveness of such systems depends on integration into a unified air defense system and competent tactics of application: personal complexes are good for repelling local attacks and covering vulnerable objects, but they do not replace high-precision air defense and radio technical means.
No official statements from the Ministry of Defense with details about the design of "Product 545" have been published yet.
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