Click to see full-size image. (Inferit)
Russian company Inferit, part of the Softline investment and technology holding, on May 19 unveiled an anti-drone laser system on the sideline of the Digital Industry of Industrial Russia, CIPR, in the city of Nizhny Novgorod.
The company told TASS that the system, developed by its security division, can detect drones at a distance of up to three kilometers and measures the speed, coordinates, and range of the target. The laser then either blinds or thermally destroys the drone, with stated ranges of up to one kilometer.
“Copter-type UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) are hit with over 90% precision,” the developers noted, adding that the system operates continuously for up to 100 seconds, of which approximately 5-6 seconds are devoted to the actual attack.
The system has a basic configuration: a 3 kW laser module with a planned output of 12 kW, a thermal imager, a primary target acquisition radar, a lidar, a laser rangefinder, and a video surveillance module.
These modules are controlled by an artificial intelligence system. The developers believe the system is effective against both fully autonomous drones and others controlled via radio, as well as against drones guided via fiber optic cables — which are completely immune to electronic warfare.
Photos shared by Inferit reveal that the system’s laser and target accusation modules are mounted separately on two regular pickup truck with no serious modifications required.
Click to see full-size image. (Inferit)
The Russian military has been working to integrate more laser-based systems into its air defense network, mainly to counter drones.
The country’s ministry of defense announced in June of last year that it had conducted large-scale tests of eight such systems. The ministry said at the time that tests confirmed the effectiveness of the systems, which were developed by companies under the Rostec and Rosatom state corporations. It also stated that the system had been validated for use in protecting critical infrastructure from drone attacks.
Laser-based air defense systems offer high accuracy, speed, low cost per engagement, and reduced reliance on ammunition. Because of these features, they are considered very suitable for countering drones.
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