Bukovel (counter unmanned aircraft system) vs Merops (weapon)

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Bukovel (counter unmanned aircraft system) — licensed reference photograph

ACounter-drone & directed energy

Bukovel (counter unmanned aircraft system)

counter-unmanned aircraft system

Credit

VoidWanderer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BCounter-drone & directed energy

Merops (weapon)

Anti-UAV system

First system

Second system

Measured figures

Head to head

4 of 14 rows sourced on both sides

200kmMaximum; Maximum firing range

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Range

All recorded figures & sources

70–100 km

Effective; detection

Single source

16–20 km

Effective; jamming

Single source

Configuration

Details

Bukovel (counter unmanned aircraft system) and Merops (weapon) configuration
Specification	Bukovel (counter unmanned aircraft system)	Merops (weapon)
Type	counter-unmanned aircraft system^[source]	Anti-UAV system^[source]
Place of origin	Ukraine^[source]	United States^[source]
In service	2016–present^[source]	2024–present^[source]
Used by	Ukraine , Morocco^[source]

Wars	Russo-Ukrainian war^[source]	Russo-Ukrainian war^[source]

Designer	Proximus LLC^[source]	—

Designed	2015^[source]	—

Manufacturer	Proximus LLC^[source]	—

Launch platform	—	Vehicle-mounted^[source]

Role	—	system for countering enemy unmanned aerial systems , or drones^[source]

Source measurement	—	Small enough to fit in the bed of a pickup truck , Merops launches a three-foot, fixed-wing, propeller-driven interceptor drone called "Surveyor" that flies at speeds up to 175 mph (282 km/h). The $15,000 interceptor can be controlled by a human operator or, when satellite and radio links are jammed or unavailable, autonomously home into its target using artificial intelligence and thermal, radio-frequency, or radar sensors. It can ram its target or carry a small warhead. If it misses its target, the interceptor can open a parachute to return to earth for reuse.^[source]Merops (weapon) · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage It is operated by a four-person crew: commander, pilot, and two technicians. It is designed for ease of use; training takes just two weeks.^[source]Merops (weapon) · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

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Small enough to fit in the bed of a pickup truck , Merops launches a three-foot, fixed-wing, propeller-driven interceptor drone called "Surveyor" that flies at speeds up to 175 mph (282 km/h). The $15,000 interceptor can be controlled by a human operator or, when satellite and radio links are jammed or unavailable, autonomously home into its target using artificial intelligence and thermal, radio-frequency, or radar sensors. It can ram its target or carry a small warhead. If it misses its target, the interceptor can open a parachute to return to earth for reuse.^[source]Merops (weapon) · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

It is operated by a four-person crew: commander, pilot, and two technicians. It is designed for ease of use; training takes just two weeks.^[source]Merops (weapon) · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage