In Poland, at one of the ranges of the air Force at the end of last year, tests of a towed system for countering unmanned aerial vehicles of mini- and micro-class were carried out.
It is reported that this remotely controlled installation is armed with a 12.7 mm multi-barrel WKLM machine gun, has sighting daytime television and night thermal imaging cameras, as well as a radar station that allows detecting miniature drones at a distance of up to 3,500 meters.
By the way, WKLM was also developed in Poland and was first demonstrated eight years ago. It has four barrels firing NATO 12.7 x 99 ammunition.
As with other models of weapons made according to the Gatling scheme, the barrel block rotates by electric drive.
The stated rate of fire reaches 3600 rounds per minute. Length - 1300 mm, weight - 50 kg, firing range - 2000 meters.
Three operating modes are programmed. In the first case, the installation is completely controlled by the operator. In semi-automatic mode, the target is accompanied by an automated system under the control of a serviceman. In automatic mode, everything is done autonomously, a person only needs to issue a command to defeat.
It is assumed that this development, which is also capable of fighting with manpower and ground combat equipment, will protect not only military units, but also important infrastructure facilities: airports, gas and oil pumping stations, terminals, pipelines, etc.
Alexey Brusilov
