"Russian troops are experimenting with a contraption that spins steel cables to protect vehicles from small loitering munitions. The device was seen on the "War Correspondents" program of the Russian state TV channel Smotrim, which reported on Sunday that the gadget was built by mechanics from the 70th Motor Rifle Regiment in Zaporizhzhia. Fitted to an uncrewed ground vehicle called a Courier, the defensive tool resembles a large weed whacker that's raised to spin vertically."
"They're essentially discs with roughly nine or 10 thin cables that whip aside incoming objects. Each disc, turned via a shaft, sticks out from one of the Courier's four sides. The Courier, a tracked, 550-pound Russian ground drone, is mounted with what appears to be a motor that can spin all four shafts simultaneously. "When an FPV drone tries to strike, the cables either knock it down or deflect it to the side,""
Mechanics from the 70th Motor Rifle Regiment in Zaporizhzhia built a defensive contraption that spins steel cables to protect vehicles from small loitering munitions. The device mounts to the sides of an uncrewed ground vehicle called a Courier and resembles a vertically raised weed whacker. Each side has a disc with roughly nine or ten thin cables attached to a shaft; a motor appears capable of spinning all four shafts simultaneously. The spinning cables are intended to knock down or deflect incoming FPV drones. The Courier serves multiple roles including cargo transport, casualty retrieval, and potential weapon carriage. Effectiveness remains unclear amid continued battlefield innovation.
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