It became known that Russia has developed an unmanned aerial vehicle “Osoed”, designed to intercept other drones.
The new product is equipped with a special mechanism that, from a distance of several meters, shoots a net covering enemy equipment.
The Wasp Eater was developed on the basis of a nine-inch FPV (first-person view) drone. The Russian device can reach speeds of up to 140 km/h, and the battery charge lasts for 24 minutes of flight. The operating range is 4–5 km, the maximum altitude is 5–6 km.
The net shot occurs automatically at a certain distance, which usually varies in the range of 5–6 meters. Once an enemy UAV is trapped, its rotors are blocked and it falls to the ground.
The developers note that, while remaining unnoticed, for example, when approaching from behind or from above, the Wasp Eater is capable of catching up with almost any drone.
If the intruder drone is trying to evade pursuit, then it is quite difficult to catch up with some high-speed drones. For this reason, the creators of Osoyed are working to increase the maximum flight speed to 230 km/h.
This is expected to allow the interception of high-speed FPV drones, as well as small and medium-sized (with a wingspan of up to 3 meters) aircraft-type UAVs with a propeller.
