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🚨🇺🇦 Ukrainian Armor has unveiled a new automated anti-drone weapon module at MSPO 2026 in Poland, designed specifically to protect military vehicles from enemy FPV kamikaze drones. The still-unnamed system uses a 12-gauge twin-barrel weapon mount capable of rotating through 360 degrees and firing specialized buckshot ammunition against incoming... drones. Its electro-optical sensors are designed to detect and track targets automatically, allowing the module to respond with minimal crew involvement. 🔥 The concept reflects one of the fastest-growing battlefield requirements in Ukraine: close-range protection against cheap FPV drones. If the system proves reliable in combat, an automated shotgun-based interceptor could offer armored vehicles a relatively low-cost last line of defense against threats that are otherwise difficult and expensive to stop.show more

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david D.8 days ago

this is why you dont see us forces rushing for drone nets. they ae already installing systems like this

Alan Rees8 days ago

Looks solid, idea very much valid. Bring it on

Krzysztof 🇵🇱🇪🇺8 days ago

Ciągle nie mogę zrozumieć 🤷‍♂️ ... Dlaczego Takie systemy nie mogą być automatyczne ze wsparciem AI? Jeśli "coś" leci w moim kierunku to to zestrzel! Może czasem zginie gołąb lub wróbel,ale jeśli "coś" leci w moją stronę to należy to "zabić". Niewielki moduł AI to tanie rozwiazanie

Schirrmeister8 days ago

Die Jungens lernen schnell und setzen es um!

White Crane8 days ago

@secretsqrl123 It could be named a Pepper-Box…

scolli238 days ago

Why do Ukrainians always attach annoying music to videos? I cant turn it off fast enough, just because that awful music. It aint made in hollywood

The Bus of The Undead!☠️8 days ago

Bravo!!!

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