MOSCOW, August 27. /TASS/. Russian specialists have developed a range of turrets and tripods to equip mobile air defense teams tasked with countering unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the manufacturer Zavoz.pro told TASS.
"A range of state-of-the-art turrets, tripods, and auxiliary equipment has been developed to equip mobile air defense teams deployed to protect industrial facilities, warehouse complexes, and other critical infrastructure sites. <…> The equipment is designed for the stable mounting of machine guns on a vehicle platform or directly on the ground when defending facilities against fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles," the company stated.
The equipment includes anti-aircraft tripods and turrets for the modernized Kalashnikov machine gun and Kalashnikov tank machine gun, an anti-aircraft tripod for Utyos/Kord large-caliber machine guns, and other products. "Today, mobile air defense units use various types of machine gun armament that were not always originally designed for use from a vehicle platform or temporary position. Our task was to create standardized solutions that would securely mount the weapons, provide a wide aiming sector, and reduce the operator’s workload," a Zavoz.pro representative said. The product lineup includes the latest vehicle-mounted turrets designed for installation in the bed of a pickup truck or on a light-duty truck. "The design securely mounts the weapon and allows the operator to track an aerial target across a wide aiming sector. Depending on the model, the turret can provide 360-degree horizontal rotation and a significant vertical aiming range," the organization said.
