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Putin's New 'Brahmastra' Zubr System: 900 Rounds Per Minute, Ukraine's Drone Killer
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News18•24-09-2026, 05:11
Putin's New 'Brahmastra' Zubr System: 900 Rounds Per Minute, Ukraine's Drone Killer
- •Russia has deployed its new 'Zubr Anti-Drone Defense System' to counter Ukrainian drone attacks.
- •Dubbed Putin's new 'Brahmastra', this system is equipped with four PKT machine guns.
- •The Zubr system can fire 900 bullets per minute and detects drones from 1.5 kilometers away.
- •This modern automatic point defense system uses AI and radar to destroy drones at a range of 400-500 meters.
- •According to Defense Expert Gaurav Arya, this system has brought significant relief to the Russian army on the front lines.
Key Questions Answered
The Zubr Anti-Drone Defense System is a modern automatic point defense system deployed by Russia in January 2026 to counter small, fast-moving suicide and kamikaze drones used by Ukraine against military bases, bunkers, and tanks.
Equipped with four 7.62 caliber PKT machine guns, Zubr uses advanced radar and artificial intelligence to detect incoming drones from 1.5 kilometers away. Its AI software distinguishes birds from actual threats, calculates the target's speed and altitude, and triggers a simultaneous barrage of 900 bullets per minute when the drone reaches a killing range of 400 to 500 meters.
The Zubr drone killer system was first inducted into the Russian army in January 2026.
