A video posted by the Ukrainian military on social media appears to show the Russian-developed Stupor electromagnetic anti-drone rifle for the first time, but the weapon’s effectiveness does not live up to the Russians’ promises. arms industry.

The Stupor anti-drone gun did not have the expected effectPhoto: video shooting

The video shows a Russian serviceman trying to shoot down the drone for almost half a minute, although he doesn’t seem to be very sure of its exact location. All this time, Ukrainian operators use the Zoom function to better see the Russian positions, where several Moscow soldiers are located.

Finally, the Ukrainian operators launch a grenade from a drone, as can be seen at the 53rd second of the recording, after which the Russian soldiers, without thinking, leave their positions. As seen around 01:30, another Russian soldier also appears to be holding an electromagnetic Stupor rifle designed to destroy enemy drones.

This appears to be the first footage showing the rifle “in action”, although pro-Russian militants in Luhansk have previously photographed themselves with it.

What the Russians say the Stupor anti-drone rifle they created is capable of.

One of the Russian state news agencies, TASS, has been reporting on the successful use of this weapon on the front in Ukraine since July 6.

In particular, TASS notes with reference to a source in the “law enforcement agencies” that “Russian electromagnetic complexes Stupor were successfully used for the first time during a special operation in Ukraine against Ukrainian drones.”

“By aiming at an object and simply pressing a button, Stupor blocks the control signal between the operator and the drone, after which the Ukrainian drone is neutralized and forced to land in the right place,” the quoted source added, adding that the weapon was used in the West of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic .

Stun is supposed to emit electromagnetic pulses and was primarily designed to suppress the drone’s control channel, causing it to lose contact with the operator and crash.

The Russians claim that the Stupor rifles have a range of up to 2 km and can also affect the drones’ navigation and transmission programs, as well as their photo and video cameras.

Russia also announced last week that it had created the “world’s first remote-controlled anti-sniper system,” following the development of a laser that can destroy enemy drones “in seconds” announced in May.

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