The effectiveness of the new Russian anti-aircraft complex "Citadel" was assessed

To hit a target, for example, a drone, the new Citadel anti-aircraft artillery system needs much less ammunition than other weapons. Thus, the effectiveness of the Russian development was assessed by the Rostec state corporation, Izvestia reports.

“The Citadel ZAK, thanks to its fire control system and projectiles with controlled detonation, demonstrated significantly lower specific ammunition consumption per target hit than standard artillery anti-aircraft guns. In some cases, it is several times less,” the company clarified.

The ZAK-30 Citadel was almost immediately introduced into combat air defense work. For now it is a stationary system, but in the future it may begin to be installed on warships, said military expert Dmitry Kornev.