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The US Army conducted tests of the Sling Blade anti-drone complex from EOS during the exercises of the 10th Mountain Infantry Division Summit Strike, showing the corresponding video on the network.
The Summit Strike maneuvers are designed to reproduce the complexity of conducting large-scale combat operations, using fire support equipment, aircraft, electronic warfare systems and innovative products. In addition to Sling Blade, HIMARS MLRS, AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and autonomous ground vehicles took part in the exercises.
The main armament of the Sling Blade complex is the remotely controlled Slinger combat station from EOS weighing less than 400 kg, equipped with a 30 mm Bushmaster M230LF cannon (BQ 150 shells). The installation operates in the range of elevation angles from +70° to -10° and ensures accuracy of fire within 1 milliradian. A four-axis independent optoelectronic station combined with a day camera, thermal imager and radar data ensures continuous tracking and destruction of aerial targets.
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The cannon fires OFFS with remote detonation. This type of ammunition is specially adapted to combat small UAVs, as it detonates in close proximity to the target, increasing the likelihood of hitting fast-moving drones. The developer claims that the Slinger system is capable of destroying drones at a distance of more than 800 m.
An additional defeat option is added to the system by the integration of PU for 4 APKWS (NAR Hydra 70, equipped with a laser guidance system). Taking into account the SRC radar, a self-sufficient UAV counteraction system is being formed.
