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Russia's PPSh Lab Katran-PVO: Maxim gun turret integrated with Krechet thermal sight and AI targeting tablet

Published 7 November 2026

‘PPSh Laboratory’ has shown the Katran-PVO system, which pairs a remotely operated Maxim machine-gun turret with the Krechet thermal-imaging fire-control suite and a tablet-based target-designation interface drawn from the broader Katran-PVO network. The integration is intended to bring legacy belt-fed weapons into a networked, sensor-driven short-range air-defence role against low-altitude drones.

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Telegram channel:Victory Drones friendly6 Nov 2026 Open the post
Telegram channel, Russian side:Военный осведомитель (Military Informant) adversary6 Nov 2026 Open the post

Topicsai warfare interceptors electronic warfare

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