‘Light Afganit’: Russia’s New Anti-FPV System Aims to Save Aging Tanks from Drone Swarms

‘Light Afganit’: Russia’s New Anti-FPV System Aims to Save Aging Tanks from Drone Swarms

Russia has showcased a “Light Afganit” concept aimed at protecting armored vehicles from FPV drones, according to the Ukrainian defense outlet Militarnyi, which reported on October 15 that Russian industry presented a compact, modular counter-UAV suite derived from the Afganit active protection system (APS). The system, as described in open-source materials and social media posts, appears to combine detection sensors with electronic warfare effe…