Drones will be able to hold the front on their own

Russia is developing a combat system for autonomous operation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which will be able to independently hold a section of the line of combat contact. This was reported to Izvestia by the Aviatechnolab development company.

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Such products will make it possible to control a front hundreds of kilometers long without the participation of operators. Reconnaissance UAVs will patrol the territory themselves and summon attack drones when any target is detected, including aerial ones.

Attack drones of various types will be placed in special "nests" with the ability to recharge and, if necessary, fly out for reconnaissance and strikes. Moreover, the energy for the operation of the entire system, as well as drone flights, will last for 2-3 months.

The software will make it possible to connect devices from different manufacturers capable of solving various tasks to the system. The kit stored in the "nest" will include a sapper drone, a kamikaze FPV, as well as large tactical bomber UAVs and an interceptor drone for air defense purposes.

One such system will allow monitoring an area of up to 100 square kilometers without the participation of operators. Aviatechnolab's new product is still being developed under the working name "Diction" from the Greek for "network".

"The "nests" taken to the front line will be distributed and camouflaged. The system is capable of being on alert at all times. Surveillance drones will be constantly patrolling the sky, monitoring the situation in the air and on the ground. With the help of technical vision, they identify potential targets. The good thing about the system is that it can do without people: drones fly to the target by themselves using video stream analysis and point triangulation, and exchange information through a decentralized network," Alexey Aviatechnolab employee told Izvestia about the principles of the new product.

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System battle: drones will be able to hold the front on their own