The press service of Uralvagonzavod (UVZ, part of Rostec) reported that Russian tanks in the special military operation (SVO) zone in Ukraine will have special protection against drones. telegram channel.
UVZ engineers are reportedly developing a serially standardized anti-drone canopy above the tank turret. Before that, the Russian military had been making similar canopies on its own using scrap materials.
“The Russian Armed Forces received from tank manufacturers the new T-90M Proryv, as well as the T-72B3M with additional protection,” the press service said in a statement.
It is stated that the factory canopy does not have dynamic protection elements, but provides effective protection against cumulative ammunition explosion.
Before that, Vladimir Rogov, head of the “We are together with Russia” movement reportedHe said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces switched from offensive to defensive in the Vremevsky direction at the junction of the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Zaporozhye region.
Previously in Russia was created new drone suppression system.