Vitaly Repin, adviser to the Deputy General director of the Almaz-Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region, clarified that the corresponding software allows you to distinguish a drone from a bird
DUBAI, November 16. /tass/. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of various types and birds at Russian airports will be detected, identified and, if necessary, neutralized using artificial intelligence technologies. The ROSC-1 radar and optical complex developed by NPO Almaz (part of the Almaz-Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region) has such capabilities, Vitaly Repin, adviser to the Deputy General Director of the concern, told TASS at the Dubai Airshow 2023 International Aviation and Space Exhibition.
"The concern is now developing this direction [protecting critical infrastructure from UAVs] very powerfully. PJSC NPO Almaz has developed a radar-optical complex for ensuring the safety of critical facilities ROSC-1, based on the locator used in meteorology," he said. "The software developed by PJSC NPO Almaz makes it possible to distinguish a drone from a bird. The locator sends a signal, which, reflecting off the surface of the object, is returned and then processed. We see that there is an object, we see the manner of its behavior - flight time, altitude, speed, deviation, vector, etc. Then there is an analysis of this information, its mathematical calculation. We can say that this is artificial intelligence, "- explained the principle of operation Repin. He clarified that data libraries have been developed that allow comparing information from the locator and clearly identifying the object, understanding what it is, up to the definition of the drone model.
"Various UAVs, weather formations and birds have very similar sizes, but their behavior in the air is different. Therefore, there are a number of parameters that allow us to accurately distinguish these objects," Repin said, noting that during state tests at Samara airport, the ROSC-1 system showed high results in this regard. "During the tests, we discovered the nesting sites of birds, the flight directions of their flocks. Moreover, at the time when the birds were flying, we launched a drone. The system clearly identified all the objects. On the screen, you can filter out and show, for example, only birds or only drones. We have seen that this happens with one hundred percent probability. Even the model of this drone was instantly determined by technical means," the representative of the concern said.
He added that the ROSC-1 system records all the information received (documentation) protected from subsequent modification, and this information, in turn, can be useful when analyzing any incidents that arise.
In the existing version, the ROSC-1 system can neutralize the detected UAV using electronic warfare. "It is possible to intercept the control channel of the UAV and communications and land this drone at a given point in the terrain. If there is no control channel and the drone continues to fly according to the program set earlier, then it is possible to disable all its electronics," the agency interlocutor said.
Speaking about ensuring the security of the airport infrastructure, Repin also mentioned the new drone interception system being developed by the concern. "Now, to complement the ROSC-1 system, an interceptor drone is being developed, which, receiving a command, flies up to the UAV and shoots at it with a net or produces a ram," he said.