< IMG SRC = "/Uploads/Blogs/64/16/16/IB-FRCSUFEDE_CEF7B271.jpg" Alt = "Swedish Developers presented an innovative system of hostile drones Kreuger 100"/> ~ < p > The Swedish startup Nordic Air Defense presented Kreuger 100 & mdash; A new solution to combat hostile drones, which significantly reduces the cost of production through the abandonment of traditional sensors and navigation systems. Instead, the developers relied on flight control, pulsible thrust and aerodynamic stabilization. The platform is focused on both military and civilian use.
< p > The idea of creating such a device arose against the background of threats that Russian drones of Orlan-10 and Iranian Shahd. Kreuger 100 should replace expensive missiles and other interception products that are too complex and inaccessible to mass use. The device can reach a speed of up to 270 km/h in the civilian version, has an infrared guide system and is launched by hand & mdash; including from portable installations.
< P > Development is underway in partial secrecy: the first flights were made without a public announcement. Defense industry, artificial intelligence and aerodynamics experts work above the system, with experience in Palantir, Saab, Foi, Kratos and other companies.
~ < p > Among the main advantages of Kreuger 100 & mdash; Modular design, ability to quickly production and scaling. By simplified architecture, the cost of a unit of the system can be ten times lower than traditional interceptors. This opens the path to widespread use in civilian spheres: protection of airports, nuclear power plants, ports, states and ships. < P > In addition to the technical part, the founder of Karl Rosander openly criticizes Europe's dependence on US weapons suppliers and calls for its own technological base. According to him, only 5% of the territory of Sweden have an effective cover from air threats, and this situation requires urgent changes. He also stands for investment policy on defense startups and believes that the sector should be open to private capital on a par with medical or environmental initiatives. < P > Kreuger 100 is positioned as a symbol of a new approach to defense technologies in Europe & mdash; flexible, affordable and rapidly scaled, as opposed to traditional systems that do not always have time in the pace of modern threats.