Regional authorities in Kursk are establishing a new unit within the volunteer brigade Bars-Kursk, tasked with introducing and field-testing advanced technologies designed to counter Ukrainian drones and other battlefield threats. The initiative was announced by Governor Alexander Khinshtein.

He explained that the formation will focus on trialing and integrating next-generation systems for anti-UAV warfare, communications, electronic warfare, signals intelligence, microelectronics, robotics, demining tools, and situational awareness software. The unit will also be responsible for disrupting hostile drone operations.

Khinshtein noted that the region’s key partner in this effort is the Center for Unmanned Systems and Technologies (CBST), with which Kursk signed an agreement during SPIEF-2025. According to him, CBST is already assembling a high-tech detachment within the brigade, expected to develop and apply cutting-edge solutions directly along the line of engagement.