Rostec has presented a new system for intercepting unmanned aerial vehicles and protecting maritime areas. The development was shown by the Shvabe holding at the Fleet International Naval Salon.

The system is designed to protect water areas, coastal zones and critical infrastructure facilities. It automatically detects enemy UAVs and guides interceptor drones toward them. Shvabe notes that early threat detection, rapid target recognition and a quick response to changing conditions are becoming increasingly important for protecting such facilities.

Shvabe Director General Vadim Kalyugin said the holding is developing optoelectronic devices and systems using artificial intelligence technologies, since the nature of threats to critical infrastructure is constantly changing.

The system includes a ground-based optoelectronic station, interceptor drones and an operator workstation. Images from the cameras are displayed on a monitor, after which the operator decides whether to destroy the target and gives the launch command.

After launch, the interceptor moves into the target area based on commands from the station. In the final phase, guidance is carried out using neural network algorithms.