{"id":5549,"date":"2025-06-20T21:09:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T18:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/?p=5549"},"modified":"2025-11-24T17:34:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T15:34:20","slug":"black-mirror-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/06\/black-mirror-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Mirror #12. Computer vision in Shaheds, plus “Dronoboy,” “Serp,” “Bulat-Online,” and other additions to Russian miltech"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Russia is already using Shahed kamikaze drones equipped with computer vision modules in attacks on Ukraine, and is expanding the production facilities where these UAVs are manufactured. More details can be found in the latest edition of Black Mirror<\/em> \u2013 Defender Media\u2019s weekly digest covering developments in Russian miltech, aimed at helping Ukraine\u2019s defence industry and military better understand the evolving threats they face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also in Black Mirror #1<\/em>2: a drone radar capable of seeing through obstacles, the anti-UAV air cannon \u201cDronoboy,\u201d upgraded air defence and electronic warfare systems targeting FPV drones, and other new additions to Russia\u2019s military-industrial complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russian drones learn to “see” through obstacles<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The private aerospace corporation Novy Kosmos has tested a radar with a synthesized aperture for drones. It uses a unique stabilisation algorithm that allows you to obtain clear radar images even in an unstable position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The radar, which has an integrated algorithm based on technologies for space satellites, and in an improved version, will allow you to “see” objects even behind obstacles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Dronoboy complex for combating UAVs<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n
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Dronoboy is a carrier drone with a combat module that can shoot down enemy drones. Simply put, it is a flying cannon that initiates the detonation of explosive weapons mounted on enemy drones with a strong flow of energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The drone can stay in the air for two to three hours in patrol mode. The combat module is reusable, small and structurally simple \u2013 it is made of cheap duralumin, and the number of parts is minimal. The development is at the patenting stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Rosteh\u2019 systems to combat UAVs<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Last week, the head of the Russian state corporation Rostec briefed Putin on recent upgrades to anti-drone systems. These included a modernised version of the Pantsir system and a new electronic warfare system called \u201cSerp,\u201d designed to detect and suppress drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The upgraded Pantsir SMD-E differs from the base model by using mini-missiles, which allows the system\u2019s ammunition load to increase fourfold \u2013 from 12 to 48 missiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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EW Serp, source: Internet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, the new EW system Serp-VS13D is reportedly capable of detecting and jamming even FPV drones operating across a wide frequency range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Air-link EYE cellular communication system<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The company Chistoye Nebo (CSKY), which develops and produces components and software, has updated its Air-link EYE cellular communication system for UAVs, turning it into a service with elements of a cloud ground control station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now it can track:<\/p>\n\n\n\n