To ensure the acquisition and destruction of drones, this prototype armored vehicle is equipped with numerous sensors and a turret equipped with cannons. It has just demonstrated its effectiveness during trials in the United States.
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On the Ukrainian battlefield, drones abound. Many of these are commercially available quadcopters. They are mainly used to monitor and adjust artillery fire or to check whether an FPV drone carrying an explosive charge has reached its target or not.
The use of these drones has raised awareness among militaries around the world due to their interest, but also their dangers. Therefore, many companies in the arms sector are developing solutions to neutralize them. In addition to jammers, systems such as laser cannons are under development. Other more traditional solutions are tested with machine guns.
The armored vehicle is modular and can be equipped with about thirty different turrets. This prototype is designed to acquire and destroy drones. © BAE Systems
Tremendous precision
BAE Systems offers exactly this with its AMPV C-UAS armored vehicle prototype. It has a turret designed to neutralize drones. The machine is based on the AMPV armored vehicle that has equipped the US Army for four years and has the advantage of being modular. It is thus capable of supporting up to 30 different interchangeable turrets for many specific missions. The one used is Moog (RIwP). This is a short-range air defense turret.
To identify and acquire targets, the armored vehicle is also equipped with 360° coverage, cameras and other ascertaining radars. SensorsSensors. In terms of armament, the turret is equipped MissilesMissiles Stinger, a machine gun and a 30 mm Northrop Grumman XM914 cannon. As the video shows, the firm has successfully tested the weapon system’s ability to accurately detect, track, identify and destroy ground targets and drones at a shooting range in Kingman, Arizona. It remains to be seen whether the United States wants to deliver such equipment to Ukraine to ensure its air defenses.
