OREANDA-NEWS  The  "Shershen" (Hornet) quadcopter, designed to suppress unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and disperse mass riots using ultrasound, was first presented at the Aeronet-2035 exhibition in Moscow. This was told to TASS by the head of the Laboratory of External Piloting and Operation of unmanned Aircraft of the M. A. Kartsev Scientific Research Institute of Computing Complexes (NIIVK) Vitaly Dolgov.

The exhibition, which demonstrates UAVs and suppression systems of Russian production, takes place from November 17 to 27 at VDNH. "The "Shershen" quadcopter is presented for the first time, it is a new prototype, work is still underway. An interesting direction, a dual-purpose device with an ultrasound payload, radar suppression," Dolgov said. According to him, the quadcopter can be used to suppress drones and disperse mass riots.

As noted by Dolgov, the Hornet is a drone with a short range, up to 10 km. "Now we are testing a coating for a quadcopter that will reflect radars. This should be its peculiarity. If you look at the sample presented at the exhibition, it looks like it's all painted. This is a special paint that will reflect the radar," he drew attention.

Dolgov stressed that "Shershen" can be used in the oil and gas sector to monitor the condition of oil and gas pipelines, environmental monitoring. In addition, the creators of the quadcopter plan to use it in the aftermath of emergencies: to detect sources of emergencies, damage assessment, monitoring of restoration work.