The new modular DF-M electronic warfare complex for combating Mavic-type drones and FPV drones was presented in Lviv during the "Joint Ventures, Joint Defense" forum by the "Technological Forces of Ukraine" association. The complex was developed by the Ukrainian company Piranha Tech.
The modularity of the new complex makes it possible to select different jamming units specifically for the frequency ranges in which the enemy flies on a specific section of the front. The DF-M can combine different antennas, both directional with different angles of rotation, and circular, which create a "protection dome" over the object.
The developer envisages the deployment of the complex on any platform – from a stationary tripod on buildings and positions to installation on pickup trucks and armored vehicles.
The system allows you to cover 1.5 km with a directional antenna against enemy Mavic and Autel type drones that carry "resets" and hunt for Ukrainian military. The range of one and a half kilometers allows you to install the complex a kilometer from the position. Or you can install a non-directional antenna that creates a "dome" at a distance of 100 meters.
"If Mavic is "weak", that is, it does not have perfect military firmware and remote controls, then this system closes the sky by 3 km," Anatoly Khrapchinsky, deputy director of Piranha Tech, said in a conversation with a Defense journalist.
The operating range of the complex can be from 100 to 7,000 MHz, depending on the needs of the military and the installed unit. The modular system allows you to replace various units and antennas directly on the position. For example, instead of directional ones, install dome ones. Thus, the unit using the complex does not have to buy different electronic warfare systems for their intended purpose, but simply orders interchangeable modules for an existing device.
"DF-M is actually a constructor that can be assembled to specific requirements. The highlight of our approach during development is unification and software, which, when integrated with radar or radar, can automatically work on the target, create interference sectors, and control several systems simultaneously," said Khrapchinsky.
Khrapchinsky notes that the complex provides the possibility of remote management and control of the complex's operation from anywhere in the world, provided there is a secure communication channel.
Currently, Piranha Tech's production capacity allows it to produce 500 such systems per month. The cost of one complex for combating Mavic-type targets is 1 million hryvnias.
"We developed the software part of the complex with the prospect of possible changes and refinements by the enemy of some of the technical characteristics of their drones. (...) In addition, minor changes made by the manufacturers Mavic and Autel are easily adjustable," summarizes the Piranha Tech representative.
As a reminder, Oboronka previously wrote that a new Ukrainian JET MAX drone-bomber with eight ammunition hangers was presented in Lviv at the "Joint Ventures, Joint Defense" forum.