The KONGSBERG counter unmanned aerial system

KONGSBERG testing its counter unmanned aerial system using air-burst ammunition. A collaboration with the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI).

[@ruthlessrubberducky5729]

This needs to be miniaturized, ammo made cheap and mass produced. Drones are a threat we don't have adequate defenses against. Even hobbyist drones are killing people in Ukraine at this moment. Once military drone swarms become more common, we could be screwed if we don't create adequate defenses.

[@w4r7h0g8]

yea, there's no way around smaller ammo like cal .22 or something especially for drones .. maybe even with a small impact-HE head ... but i think the "Radar" as seeker will become obsolete one day, when you consider stealth-technology already implemented into cruise missiles and stuff ... i would rather try to "hear" the drones, like with the american "Boomerang III" system which was designed to hear snipers

[@herptek]

Vehicles can adequately be protected by a system of similar size as this as long as it works reliably. There are plenty of designs by many different manufacturers developing such systems. Ammo isn't more expensive than taking the hit, nor even more expensive than the drone that would do the hitting.

[@vitaliyvyntu4566]

Hello from Ukraine

[@OleBrumHonning]

Mener å husk at dere hadde et system for å beskytte et hvis område på bakken med. Man kunne slippe ned en konteiner og der var det en rws som da overvåket område.

[@liyumarketshopping]

FPV drones are armed and fast ... really fast ... are you telling me you're gonna shot that with a bullet .... 😂😂😂 I will shoot a stationary drone with my eye closed ... Greetings from Ethiopia !!!

[@Jaiysful]

So like,,, spend couple of 100k to shoot down a $9.99 drone from Wish. Worth it.

[@seb_travel]

..and avoid the 100k weapon system targeting you through it ;)

[@The-Vega-Islands]

Drones are used to direct artillery fire on tagets as well as gather intel, so it is money well spendt. It will save you from loosing your 5 mill dollar MBT.

[@ChucksSEADnDEAD]

More like, spend 40 bucks of ammo to shoot down a 600 dollar drone.

[@lazerusmfh]

Closer to a million. The radar alone are over 200k thermal optics over 100k ….

[@funkrates4778]

Yeah. To save multi-million dollar equipment and lives. That’s not worth it? You’re really not thinking clearly.

[@tellyboy17]

Ukraine shows that an army need not bother going to war anymore without proper anti drone protection.

[@grifyn882]

don't work for arrow ??

[@user-uw1id6je1n]

Too soon

[@1337fraggzb00N]

That's nice. Yet it did not prevent some dude to kill people with bow and arrow. Maybe you should consider a different design.

[@sumbat1538]

lmao

[@thomasnorb4077]

Sounds like you missed a lot of school if you think the army is involved in policing cities.

[@1337fraggzb00N]

@@thomasnorb4077 sounds like you lack the intellectual capability to understand sarcasm. Calm down, have some dip.

[@user-uw1id6je1n]

Funny but too soon

[@sandergjertsenstvold1051]

Why do you even imagine that a defence system ment for UAVs is going to stop a one many army terror attack? Just because they both happened to to be in the same country? It's like stopping petty theft with ICBMs. Btw none died due to the bow and arrows. I imagine the media liked the unconventional method enough to trumpet it out of context as per usual

[@javelinblue5414]

The military shouldn't have this technology. Only if civilians have weapons to self defend themselves from this.

[@ChucksSEADnDEAD]

Defend themselves from an anti-drone weapon?