Russia has developed a compact air defense control system that is installed on the uniform of a soldier.
The equipment performs target distribution and guidance for anti-aircraft gunners on the air target, as well as controlling the counter-UAS system.
Penza “Radiozavod” presented the system at the international aerospace exhibition Dubai Airshow 2023.
Previously, the system was made in a frame-modular version for installation on the base of the vehicle.
The updated version consists of an automated control system and an individual automation kit.
The automated control system is intended for the commander of the unit of anti-aircraft gunners, and an individual automation kit — for soldiers who are equipped with portable anti-aircraft systems or rifle weapons.
The Russians declare that after modernization, the equipment also gained the ability to control anti-drone systems.
Equipment
The automated control system includes a laptop or tablet with special software, navigation tools, and wired and wireless equipment.
The system provides coordination for anti-aircraft gunners, its functionality allows it to simultaneously control nine gunners or four MANPADS platoons.
The system is capable of tracking up to a hundred targets, receiving information from individual automation kits about the hostilities stages and the condition of ammunition, issuing target designation commands, and automating the alignment of anti-aircraft gunners on the ground.
The individual automation kit includes a tablet, goggles with a built-in microdisplay that shows targets, and radio and navigation tools.
The equipment provides preliminary guidance of the gunner’s armament to the air target according to the commands and target designations received from the unit commander.