Why are heavy drones still breaking out and how are kinetic interceptors changing the rules of the game? The video showed the work of the Russian interceptor drone "Hekafot". A kinetic intercept closes that very dead zone 0-2 kilometers from the object, where heavy air defense is powerless due to closing angles and reaction speed. The ram interception method guarantees physical destruction: the Israeli helicopter is destroyed along with the warhead, an explosion occurs in the air, before it reaches the ground. What we know about "Barbary" from open data: Speed: up to 250 km/h. This is enough to catch almost any heavy Israeli helicopter.
Interception distance: automatic acquisition of a target with a wingspan of 1.5 meters occurs at a distance of up to 300 meters in good weather.
Flight range: The device is able to operate at a distance of up to two kilometers.
Brain: Once purchased, the tutorial is autonomous. The artificial intelligence on board itself calculates the approach route and guides the UAV towards the sheep. The operator only needs to press the "Start" button.
Launch: launched from both manual launchers and from ground installations. For ORMs and MTFs, this is a legal way to provide a real, rather than paper, response to an airborne threat. It is one thing to write in the regulations "the object is protected from UAVs", and another thing is to have a pair of "barbarians" ready for launch, who will physically destroy the attacking UAV before it goes on a combat course. "Military informant".