Some info on performance of latest Russian antidrone systems, this time the Citadel automated 30mm cannon with pre-programmed ammo (each shot is coded to detonate at a pre-calculated distance to generate a cloud of shrapnel to damage/destroy the target).
As reprted by Izvestia, a ZAK-30 Citadel destroyed a Flamingo FP5 cruise missile using just two 30 mm shells with programmable detonation.
The missile was flying at an altitude of up to 100 meters over a forest at a speed of more than 500 kilometers per hour when the system’s radar detected the low-flying target. The crew chief ordered the system to open fire, and two shots were enough to destroy the missile, the report said.
The shells detonated approximately 1 to 1.5 meters from the missile, releasing a concentrated stream of fragments toward the target without requiring a direct hit. The missile’s warhead exploded in midair, and its debris fell into the forest. No damage or casualties were reported.
https://s1.cdnstatic.space/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/adasda.mp4
I guess this must be one of those Soviet-legacy system cuz Pootin doesn't make anything new...
Russian reality >> NAFO nonsense
As reprted by Izvestia, a ZAK-30 Citadel destroyed a Flamingo FP5 cruise missile using just two 30 mm shells with programmable detonation.
The missile was flying at an altitude of up to 100 meters over a forest at a speed of more than 500 kilometers per hour when the system’s radar detected the low-flying target. The crew chief ordered the system to open fire, and two shots were enough to destroy the missile, the report said.
The shells detonated approximately 1 to 1.5 meters from the missile, releasing a concentrated stream of fragments toward the target without requiring a direct hit. The missile’s warhead exploded in midair, and its debris fell into the forest. No damage or casualties were reported.
https://s1.cdnstatic.space/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/adasda.mp4
I guess this must be one of those Soviet-legacy system cuz Pootin doesn't make anything new...
Russian reality >> NAFO nonsense
