A Ukrainian team is developing a weather station for turrets and remote-controlled weapons that can intercept FPV drones

The Strilets team is creating the Strilets Core portable weather station with a built-in ballistic calculator. The device is intended to measure weather conditions and automatically calculate corrections for shooting. The developers also plan to integrate its ballistic core into the fire control systems of turrets and ground robotic complexes (GRCs), in particular for intercepting FPV drones.

As "Militarnyi" reports, Strilets Core will measure temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind speed and direction, as well as tilt angle. Based on these data, the system will calculate corrections for the shot.

The device will be able to work without an internet connection, using GPS. Among the declared characteristics are a weight of 234 g, IP67 housing protection, USB-C charging from a power bank, and a Ukrainian-language interface. The weather station will support up to 10 weapon profiles, as well as the connection of remote sensors that will allow weather conditions to be measured from cover.

The developers have provided an API for integration with other systems.

Currently, the weather station is at the prototype stage. The working sample has passed laboratory functional tests with the participation of the Dnipro Professional College of Radio Electronics.

According to the team, the sensors operate within permissible error margins, the device's autonomy has been confirmed, and the prototype is ready for field tests. The developers name the creation of a ballistic core for fire control systems as the next stage.

Strilets emphasizes that it has its own ballistic core and database that do not depend on foreign licenses. The team proposes integrating this software into the fire control systems of turrets and GRCs.

To hit an air target from an automated turret, it is necessary not only to detect the drone but also to calculate the shot trajectory taking weather conditions into account.

The weather station must transmit data on wind, temperature, and atmospheric pressure to the fire control system. The ballistic core, in turn, will use these indicators to calculate the necessary corrections.

At the same time, the API alone is not enough for automatic integration: to transmit data, it will be necessary to configure software interaction with the equipment of a specific manufacturer of the turret or GRC. Strilets states that it is ready to cooperate with the developers of such systems.