The Russian Khabarovsk-based NeuroPVO laboratory has developed and tested a prototype of the Kupol 25, a home-made autonomous air defense system designed to destroy drones. The project is being developed by a small team, without government funding or other assistance. The Kupol 25 air defense system does not use radar; drones are detected by cameras and, using neural network algorithms, the weapon is aimed at the target. The team is currently finalizing the system's software. The weapon is a pneumatic cannon firing metal balls. A diagram of the system is shown on the screen. Currently, the system is capable of destroying drones at a range of up to 25 meters. The Kupol 25 system costs only 230,000 rubles (US$3,200), and the cost of destroying a drone starts at 70 rubles (US$1). The developers themselves explain how the Kupol 25 system operates.
RU POV: Footage of the Katran mobile air defense system, equipped with a digital fire-control system featuring elements of artificial intelligence, intercepting a Ukrainian UAV.
Footage of a missile launch by the Russian 2K22M1 Tunguska-M1 air defense system. The video was filmed by the 27th Guards Motor Rifle Division of the Russian Army. The Ukrainian army also uses the Tunguska air defense system, but videos featuring it are also rare. Despite its age, the air defense system is still effective against certain types of UAVs. The 2K22 Tunguska anti-aircraft gun and missile system was adopted by the USSR in 1982.
