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Bukovel (counter unmanned aircraft system)

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Bukovel-AD
Bukovel-AD mounted on a light truck in rehearsal for the Ukrainian 2021 Independence Day Parade
Typecounter-unmanned aircraft system
Place of originUkraine
Service history
In service2016–present
Used byUkraine, Morocco
WarsRusso-Ukrainian war
Production history
DesignerProximus LLC
Designed2015
ManufacturerProximus LLC
Specifications
Effective firing range16–20 km jamming, 70–100 km detection
Maximum firing range200 km

The Bukovel-AD (Ukrainian: Буковель-AD) is a Ukrainian anti-drone electronic warfare system.

Description

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The Bukovel-AD is a counter-unmanned aircraft system (CUAS) produced by the Ukrainian firm Proximus. It is designed to detect unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at up to 100 km range and jam data transmission between the UAV and its controllers at 20 km. It can block GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and Beidou positioning systems. The system can be mounted on various vehicles, as well as on tripods and takes two minutes to deploy.[1]

Operational history

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The Ukrainian Armed Forces have used the Bukovel-AD in the war in Donbass, bringing down Russian Orlan-10 drones.[2][3]


Operators

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 Ukraine
 Morocco

References

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  1. ^ "Ukrainian Bukovel EW-systems deployed near the border". Ukrainian Military Pages. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  2. ^ "UAWire - Ukrainian military command: Russian Orlan-10 military drone fell in the Donbas". www.uawire.org. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  3. ^ "New Ukrainian radiolocation stations knock out Russian drones". 11 July 2018.
  4. ^ "ЗСУ придбала вже кілька десятків українських мобільних комплексів РЕБ "Буковель-АD"". Defense Express. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Morocco buys Ukrainian Bukovel AD counter drone system". Army Recognition. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
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See also

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Indrajaal Drone Defence Dome