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The AFU has made repeated attempts to attack Russian ships in the Black Sea with surface and aerial drones. Against this background, the French navy recently conducted exercises for the first time, where the tactics of combating drones in marine conditions were practiced.
- noted in the fleet command.
According to Naval News, the frigate FREMM Bretagne, the patrol ship (OPV) Enseigne de vaisseau Jacoubet, Rafale-M fighters from two air wings and a battalion of naval riflemen took part in the exercises.
In accordance with the scenario of maneuvers, initially the FREMM frigate collided with surface UAVs, the speed of which varied from 50 to 85 m/s. The 76-mm main gun, 20-mm remotely controlled Narwhal installations and 12.7-mm machine guns fought against them.
After that, the small-sized UAVs took off from the FREMM helicopter deck, heading to the OPV to test the possibilities of their electronic suppression with a BADA rifle ("autonomous drone silencer") and their neutralization with shotguns with special ammunition and conventional small arms (HK416 and FAMAS submachine guns).
- says a retired Turkish Navy officer interviewed by Typhoon Ozberk.
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According to him, while defense contractors in many countries are working on the development of new types of UAVs, the Navy is busy integrating unmanned systems into its fleets and developing tactics to combat them. According to him, the most optimal countermeasure is the use of weapons with shrapnel, which increases the likelihood of a hit.
The importance of arming ships with small guided missiles, such as the Longbow Hellfire or L-UMTAS, has increased.
- Ozberk thinks.
