The protective Prezident-S complex rescued the Russian Mi-8 helicopter to Syrie

of the Photo: Vinogradov Dimitri / RIA Novosti

Rossiysky the Mi-8 helicopter transporting humanitarian freight in the Syrian Governorate of Hama on October 8, was fired from the mobile surface-to-air missile system. The rocket passed by. by

In the official statement it was said that thanks to the gained height, timely detection of attack and the skill of the crew which has applied antimissile maneuver, it was succeeded to avoid damage of Mi-8. None of the Russian military personnel who was in the helicopter did not suffer. But only whether flight skill of pilots rescued the rotary-wing car and everything who was onboard?

Alas, any antimissile maneuver the helicopter at which guided PZRK, will not rescue. In it our pilots were convinced of Afghanistan. However, even during war in Vietnam the Soviet "Arrow" PZRK brought down more than 200 American helicopters and planes. Even thermal thermal traps not always helped. And against modern rockets with the updated software eliminating false targets, they in general are powerless.

In August, 2002 at approach to airfield Khankala in Grozny fighters brought down the heavy Mi-26 helicopter. 127 people - more, than by the atomic-powered vessel "Kursk" were lost. Shot a revolving object native "Needle", it is unclear as appeared at fighters. It set military thinking on, whether it is possible to save in general helicopters from rockets with infrared heads of homing.

For defense industry the task was set. Technically it was very difficult, and its realization resembled the thriller. When the model of unique protection in 2004 was for the first time built in metal, the enterprise developer was attacked by raiders. To someone the territory where it was possible to put profitable shopping center attracted, but to it stirred any scientific research institute. That arrival beat off, including thanks to performance of "The Russian newspaper".

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System of optical-electronic protection made, tested, military remained are happy and took of it advantage. Even offered for export under the name "Prezident-S". In the summer of 2010 on weapon salon Eurosatory in Paris the world premiere of our "President" took place. It became sensation. In one army of the world anything similar was not.

On strange coincidence at the end of the same year against one of the chief developers of optical-electronic protection of professor Kobzar Alexander tried to bring criminal case on absolutely cover-up. Left nothing and this time.

C of 2010 all Russian helicopters working in "hot spots", without fail began to be equipped with the Prezident-S complexes.

it Is "balls" which establish on the lower external part of a fuselage of the helicopter. Special sensors scan air space and as soon as mark the flying rocket with an infrared head, give command on inclusion of protective system.

according to experts, work of the Prezident-S complex is based on narrowly targeted and in a special way modulated radiation of specially developed sapphire lamp. In a control system of the rocket there is a phantom image which her electronic "brain" perceives as a main objective. There is a certain ultraboundary virtual reality which persistently attracts to itself. The rocket directs in empty space where in an estimated time self-destructs.