At the Dubai Airshow 2019, which will be held from 17 to 21 November in Dubai, Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec State Corporation) will present the latest Russian systems for combating unmanned aerial vehicles and other air attack weapons, the corporate website reports.
“The widespread use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) presents new security challenges. Rostec enterprises produce a wide range of modern hard- and soft-kill counter-drone systems. The hard-kill systems include effective air defense systems, such as the Pantsir family of anti-aircraft missile/gun systems, the Sosna SAM system, the Igla and Verba man-portable air defense missile systems, etc. The soft-kill systems encompass electronic warfare (EW) systems capable of countering individual UAVs as well as providing comprehensive protection for transport hubs, industrial, military and other critical facilities. Among them are the Sapsan-Bekas, Ataka-DBS, and Solyaris-N, Pischal-PRO, Taran-PRO and other systems,” said Rostec CEO Sergei Chemezov.
At the Dubai Airshow, one of the top 5 airshows in the world, Rosoboronexport will traditionally act as the organizer of Russia’s single display. Among the displayed air defense systems, the S-400 Triumph air defense missile system, Pantsir-S1 (S1M) anti-aircraft missile/gun system, Buk- and Tor-series SAM systems, Igla-S and Verba MANPADS, electronic warfare systems like the Repellent for countering small-sized UAVs and others are expected to attract special attention.
“Rosoboronexport offers foreign partners the supply of all types of Russian AD and EW equipment, as well as the formation of a single layered and automated AD grouping, which will include also the air defense assets already available to the customer State. We build all required infrastructure on the territory of the purchasing country, including service centers. Through a comprehensive approach and the highest possible adaptability of Russian proposals, Rosoboronexport has supplied foreign countries with Russian AD and EW equipment worth over $25 billion since 2000, and Russia’s exports in this segment have increased 4-5 times over the past 10 years,” said Rosoboronexport’s Director General Alexander Mikheev.