Russia’s “Magic Bullet” Against FPV Drones?

A Russian firm has developed a new cartridge that splits three-ways after firing increasing the chances of hitting FPV drones, those pesky, toy-like  quadcopters that can kills a solder or disable a tank at close range.

Russia’s Rostec holding company announced the development of the “Mnogotochie” anti-drone cartridge that contains a three-element bullet which separates in flight increasing the chance of hitting FPV drones at close range.

The Mnogotochie can be fired from standard small arms of 5.45 and 7.62 mm caliber which most soldiers are equipped with.

The bullet is assembled from three elements even before installation in the case, which allows the assembly of this this cartridge on standard rotor lines where convention bullets are produced. When the bullet comes out of the barrel, each element is twisted in rifling, thus obtaining stabilization, which allows to  shoot at distances of  100-300 meters, depending on the caliber.

FPV drones have become the bane of soldiers involved in close-combat. Piloted by operators sitting tens of kilometers away, they can sneak up on bunkers and explode right on top of soldiers’ heads. They are increasingly being deployed in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and are sometimes preferred over sniper rifles.