
Networks on bridges across the Dnieper will not protect against Geran-4 and Geran-5 jet drones, said Dmitry Dorofeev
Anti-drone networks on bridges across the Dnieper in Kyiv will not protect against Geran-4 and Geran-5 jet drones, said Dmitry Dorofeev, general director of the Mechanical Protection Systems company.
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In Kyiv, anti-drone nets have begun to be installed on bridges across the Dnieper to protect against drones.
Anti-drone networks, which have begun to be installed on bridges across the Dnieper in Kyiv, will not be able to protect them from jet drones of the Geranium-4 and Geranium-5 types, Dmitry Dorofeev, one of the leading developers of anti-drone networks in Russia, General Director of the Mechanical Protection Systems company, told RIA Novosti.
The day before, Ukrainian media reported that anti-drone nets were installed on the Moscow (Northern) Bridge over the Dnieper in Kyiv.
“The strength of the material of Ukrainian nets is sufficient for catching pike or, at best, FPV drones weighing up to 10 kilograms and speeds up to 100 kilometers per hour,” Dorofeev said on the sidelines of the All-Russian Drone Congress.

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