Special ammunition kit for firing for the anti-drone device VARTA

Special Ammunition Kit — VARTA Anti-Drone Cartridge (SPEZPATRON SPYS20–SPYS2K)

The VARTA anti-drone cartridge is a unitary special-purpose 12 mm round engineered for the DroneHunter Varta and other licensed anti-drone firing devices. Built for kinetic C-UAS missions at the tactical level, it neutralizes hostile FPV/ISR UAVs within a 5–100 m window (range depends on charge type and mission profile). Electronic initiation delivers fast, predictable firing and safe integration with certified control boards.

Role & Use Cases

• Frontline employment: defeat hostile FPV and reconnaissance drones using 12 mm special anti-drone rounds with DroneHunter Varta or other licensed launchers.

• Strategic site defense: protect perimeters and critical infrastructure against low-altitude threats.

• Convoy protection: rapid response to pop-up drone attacks in complex terrain.

Tactics: short, repeatable cycle detect → guide → defeat → RTB; operate in mixed counter-UAS packages alongside EW/observers. Typical SOP uses staggered shots (first to stop, second to finish).

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Technical Specifications

1) General

• Product name: Varta Anti-Drone Cartridge

• Type: unitary special-purpose cartridge (anti-drone)

• Variant family: SPEZPATRON SPYS20–SPYS2K

• Mission: tactical-level neutralization of UAVs

• Initiation system: electronic initiation & detonation

2) Ammunition

• Caliber: 12 mm

• Round length: 70 mm (supported range 40–100 mm)

• Round type: special anti-drone kinetic

• Muzzle velocity: 200–420 m/s

• Effective defeat distance: 5–100 m (by charge/target class)

3) Construction & Control

• Designed for 12-gauge-class cases (12 mm spec).

• Electro-primer for electronic initiation.

• Fire control via certified on-board initiation board with safety interlocks on the UAV.

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Cartridge Variants (SPYS20–SPYS2K)

• Standard: baseline charge for small UAV defeat (FPV/ISR).

• Compensator (non-lethal): provides recoil compensation/stabilization of the launcher during firing.

• Reinforced (up to ~5 mm armor): effective against targets with light armor/encapsulation.

• Mini-UAS ≤ 8″: optimized for very small drones.

• Comms/EW-oriented: tailored for fiber-tethered applications, comms nodes, or specific SIGINT/EW elements per tasking.