Penicillin (counter-artillery system)

Penicillin or 1B75 Penicillin is an acoustic-thermal artillery-reconnaissance system developed by Ruselectronics for the Russian Armed Forces. The system aims to detect and locate enemy artillery, mortars, MLRs, and anti-aircraft or tactical-missile firing positions with seismic and acoustic sensors without emitting any radio waves. It locates enemy fire within 5 seconds at a range of 25 km (16 mi; 13 nmi). Penicillin completed state trials in December 2018 and entered combat duty in 2020.[1][2]

  1. ^ Cranny-Evans, Samuel (5 December 2018). "Russia's Penicillin artillery reconnaissance system completes state trials". Jane's Defence Weekly. ISSN 0265-3818. OCLC 613908494. Archived from the original on 7 December 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. ^ В российскую армию поступил новейший комплекс артиллерийской разведки «Пенициллин» [The newest artillery reconnaissance complex "Penicillin" entered the Russian army]. Центр анализа стратегий и технологий [Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies]. 22 January 2021.