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Russian Special Forces deploy Sosna-N anti-sniper robot in Ukraine

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https://niipolyus.ru/en/products/obnaruzhiteli-sredstv-nably...

> SOSNA-N neutralizer of optical surveillance equipment is designed for detection and locаtion of hostile optical and electronic-optical (O and EOD) surveillance and sighting equipment and its neutralization with a laser counter beam. The device has no comparable domestic and foreign analogues.

Assuming this actually works (I /assume/ this is based off of passive lens flare detection???), this is easily countered with a bunch of 300 dollar drones with 120 dollar off the shelf optics attached, sitting in tree branches vaguely aiming in the direction of the device.

Nice expensive waste of money, Russia. GG.

> capable of detecting active optical devices such as sniper rifle scopes, binoculars, and anti-tank missile targeting systems

For anti-tank missile targeting systems I could understand, since that might involve illuminating the target with a laser, but is it really that common for binoculars and scopes to emit light?

I'm definitely not a sniper.

But anti-reflective devices have been designed, sold, and presumably used. These devices are designed to mitigate against human eyes.

Modern cameras are way more powerful than the human eye. Even if you only get a glint without an exact location, that in and of itself is invaluable because:

1) You know there's a sniper in the area (or, well, there's something with optics in the area at least)

2) Maybe (?) an array of these could triangulate the position from a brief series of glints collected by multiple detectors; every datapoint becomes significant

At the very least, the officers would know to keep their heads a little lower for a few days.

Seems very fixable with a Ukrainian 50cal round.

How does this work? Is it shining a searchlight across its entire field of view to hunt for reflections? Visual? Infrared?

Time of flight sensor + laser like on Abramovich's yacht? https://newatlas.com/worlds-biggest-yacht-eclipse-roman-abra...

Hmm, the article is light on details. That one supposedly detects CCDs (how?) while this one looks for optical reflections (glare) from lenses.

I hope it works as well as their tires.

How can it use laser to detect optical devices?

I guess glares, but problem is that it will detect all shiny objects - mirrors, windows, chromed surfaces?

Lol such obvious propaganda bs, their logo even looks like a wojack. Russia really is all about the disinformation hype and fake superweapons.

The site is written in bad English and trying to seem like a legit defense industry bulletin, but they can't fake a .mil tld

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