The key facts
- Antidronin kits re-equip standard cartridges into anti-drone rounds using containers with shot or metal balls
- According to the creators, four fighters destroyed 35 Ukrainian drones and left the battle without losses
- The developers report a 53% increase in UAV engagement effectiveness after three months of use; the kits are so far being delivered to units as humanitarian aid
“Last chance” cartridges from a standard assault rifle
In Russia, “Antidronin” kits have been developed that make it possible to fight drones using standard automatic weapons — Izvestia reports. The core of the development is special containers with shot or metal balls used to re-equip ordinary cartridges. The idea is for a serviceman to be able to effectively hit drones without carrying an additional smoothbore weapon. The novelty is already being used in the special military operation zone.
The described combat episode and test results
The project coordinator, call sign Korsar, gave an example from the practice of a reconnaissance unit: a group of four servicemen came under attack by a large number of UAVs, took up all-around defense and, in his words, destroyed 35 drones, after which they left the danger zone without losses. This information comes from the developers themselves and was not independently verified in the publication.
Testing, production and context
The development passed testing at one of the structures of the Russian Defense Ministry: according to the creators, the results confirmed the possibility of using it against small aerial targets, and one unit, after three months of use, reported a 53% increase in the effectiveness of hitting drones. The project has been developing for more than two years, and production has expanded — new sites have been added to the original one. For now, the kits are being delivered to units as humanitarian aid funded by volunteers and sponsors; the creators claim that, if necessary, they could significantly increase output.
Assessment and similar developments
Military expert Yuri Lyamin noted that such developments are especially in demand at the front line, where FPV drones attack from a short distance, and special ammunition can serve as an additional means of protection when there is no longer time to use other countermeasure systems. “Antidronin” is not the only project of its kind: earlier, Life.ru reported that in Russia the “Matryoshka” anti-drone cartridgeshad been prepared for mass production, also intended to hit small FPV drones with standard small arms without an additional shotgun; that development passed testing.
