In today’s realities of the enemy’s use of a wide range of destruction means, effective construction of infrastructure protection requires an integrated approach that should use both elements of early detection of potential threats based on different principles of operation and elements of active protection.
Among the variety of threat detection means, acoustic detection means play an increasingly important role, providing:
- Continuous monitoring of the air and ground situation around the infrastructure facility, alerting facility personnel in case of danger
- Detection of a threat by acoustic noise (direction of movement, current coordinates with real-time display on an electronic map);
- Ability to integrate into a decision support system in conjunction with video surveillance and radar stations;
- Providing accurate targeting to countermeasures and firepower units.
This was told to the students of the KAI by an engineer from the FENEK development team during a lecture on modern methods of detecting air targets.
As part of the event, the lecturer focused on the latest development – the acoustic detection device “FENEK”, which is designed to detect air threats by acoustic noise, determine the azimuth and elevation angle of the target, and then provide target designation to countermeasures and fire damage.
“FENEK has successfully passed the tests, is undergoing experimental operation in units and is effective for detecting air targets on the battlefield. Therefore, acoustic target detection technologies are a very promising direction for development and implementation in the activities of combat units,” the lecturer noted.