The FPV anti-drone system, based on the Ovod-7 UAV, is currently under development and has proven to be effective against large, low-flying enemy drones at close range.
Soldiers of the Espanola Volunteer Brigade together with the Tula-based developer of Ovod drones are testing an air defense system created on the basis of the FPV drone. The system is designed to destroy heavy Ukrainian drones of the Baba-Yaga type, a Sputnik correspondent who observed the tests reported.
During testing, the Espanola operator-tester, using a control system installed on a laptop to launch an FPV anti-drone into the air. This drone is equipped with enough explosives to destroy enemy UAVs within a 10- to 15-meter radius upon detonation. The operator successfully tracked a target drone and neutralized it by remotely detonating the anti-drone.