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The Russian military showed its STUPOR portable UAV suppression system in service with the servicemen deployed in the Ugledar region in Ukraine.
This special gun of Russian production was developed by the LLC “Location Workshop” (“Lokmas”) in Moscow. The developer has designated this device as a “portable complex of electromagnetic and optoelectronic suppression of unmanned aerial vehicles for civil purposes”. STUPOR entered mass production in 2016.
The system is aimed to disrupt the correct operation of unmanned aerial vehicles, land or surface systems. It can target any remotely controlled equipment equipped with radio communications and surveillance cameras. STUPOR can suppress the transmission of data and commands over the radio channel or interfere with surveillance using on-board optoelectronic devices. One of the methods of counteraction is to suppress radio control and communication channels. Due to the relatively high power, the interference jams the control channel, and also do not allow the drone to transmit information to the operator console. It is also possible to suppress the signal of navigation satellites, as a result of which the UAV loses orientation and cannot continue performing the task. To disrupt the video shooting, it can use an integrated laser emitter operating in the visible range.
It allows to stop the UAV on the route, return to the starting point, landing at the place of loss of communication, etc. Depending on the type of target and its characteristics, jamming takes at least 4 and no more than 30 seconds. Thus, the system is completely safe for people and does not cause physical damage to the target.
The total length of the system is 1.16 m, the weight in the working position is 5.5 kg. The system has its own battery of the required capacity and the system can work for 4 hours. It can hit a target at a distance of 2000 meters.
