Rostec pitches quad-machine gun mount as affordable counter-UAV system
The TKB-1167 Bison air-target engagement system (ATES) displayed at Egypt's El-Alamein International Airshow. (Rostec)
Russia's state-owned Rostec prioritised the promotion of the TKB-1167 Bison air-target engagement system (ATES) developed by its subsidiary High-Precision Systems during Egypt's El-Alamein International Airshow from 8-10 September.
Initially unveiled by Rostec in January as the Zubr, the Russian word for bison, it is stated to be able to autonomously detect, verify, and track unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), with the operator only having to initiate engagements.
The TASS news agency cited Rostec sources in June as saying the Zubrs deployed to defend administrative and energy facilities in Russia had successfully destroyed dozens of UAVs of various types.
A High-Precision Systems infosheet released at the airshow presented the Bison as a standalone system consisting of a command post with a radar and a machine gun mount for four 7.62 mm PKT or PKTM machine guns.
The infosheet said the command post can control up to four machine gun mounts via a direct connection or a wireless datalink with a range of up to 500 m. Its radar can detect UAVs with a radar cross section (RCS) of 0.1 m2 at up to 3.5 km and ones with an RCS of 0.03 m2 at up to 800 m.
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