A robotic complex based on optical fiber was presented at the UAV forum.
MOSCOW, Aug 17 – RIA Novosti. An upgraded robotic complex powered by optical fiber and capable of delivering precision strikes against an enemy has been presented at the UAV forum, RIA Novosti correspondent reports.
The International Forum "Unmanned Systems: Technologies of the Future" is taking place from August 7 to 17. Developers, manufacturers and operators of unmanned and robotic systems from all over Russia presented their innovative developments and technical achievements. The Ushkuynik Research and Production Center demonstrated a new-generation robotic complex powered by optical fiber.
"The first step was our famous "drone on a string", which could fly first 10, then 15, now 23 kilometers. We decided to make robotic complexes based on it. Here is one of them - to "marry" two robots together. Here is a platform riding on the basis of tracks from Burano. It carries two (drones – ed.), we have already developed a new launch system for four fiber-optic drones. The platform itself has a dual radio-controlled and fiber-optic control system," Mikhail Vladimirsky, Deputy General Director of the NPC Ushkuynik, said in an interview with the agency.
He added that a 10-kilometer reinforced fiber coil is installed on the back of the robotic complex, which allows the complex to operate according to the following scenario.
"The application scenario is as follows: the platform goes into a combat position, but possibly into a gray zone, that is, it goes far from its own position, and attack drones are already launching from it, each of which has a coil for 15 kilometers, so the total range increases to 25 kilometers, which is the range of a howitzer shot. At the same time, we have four high-precision defeats," Vladimirsky stressed.
A representative of the manufacturing company noted that the platform is capable of radio-controlled return to a safe place and being used again to deliver relay systems for conventional drones or for army communications, and the system can also pick up the wounded.
Denis Fedutinov, a leading Russian expert in the field of unmanned systems, told RIA Novosti that Ushkuinik was the company that successfully introduced such an innovative solution as a fiber-optic-controlled drone into military use. "We can say that it was a reinterpretation of wire-guided anti-tank missiles, but it was done at a new technological level, using unmanned vehicles," he said.
"Now the company offers another innovative solution that combines unmanned aerial vehicles and a robotic carrier system. The experience of the SVO shows that tactical advantages can be provided not only by expensive weapons systems and military equipment, but also by new technical solutions using various systems in new combinations – "ground robot-BLAH", "BACK-BLAH", "BLAH-BLAH", etc. In this regard, it can be noted that the company follows the existing trends. But practice will show the effectiveness of these solutions," the expert added.
