Sich

Name: Sich
Brand: VARTA

Ready-to-Deploy Interceptor

10-inch ready-made interceptor. Analog video, 20-kilometer mission radius. Compact airframe for close-range defense and high-volume deployment.

Sich

Thermal CameraNone

Weapon System2 Barrels

AI ModuleNone

Sich Short A

Thermal CameraNone

Weapon System2 Short Barrels

AI ModuleNone

Sich AI

Thermal CameraKurbas / Caddx 384

Weapon System2 Barrels

AI ModuleDOZOR AI

Capabilities

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AUTONOMOUS ENGAGEMENT

Equipped with the DOZOR AI module, Sich detects, tracks, and engages targets autonomously.

Kill Chain

Five-step autonomous pipeline from first sensor contact to mission reset. Each stage executes in seconds. The operator retains override authority throughout.

Detection

Dual-sensor scan - optical and thermal cameras sweep the airspace. The AI identifies aerial objects against sky, terrain, and clutter. Motor heat signatures light up against cold sky in any visibility condition.

Detection

Typification

Interception

Hit

Return

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Detection

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Typification

Neural network classifies the detected object. Enemy FPV, reconnaissance copter, loitering munition - or friendly. The system confirms threat type before any engagement decision. No misidentification. No fratricide.

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Interception

The interceptor steers toward the designated target on an optimal engagement vector. The autopilot positions the airframe for maximum kill probability at the correct range and angle. The operator monitors or lets DOZOR navigate autonomously.

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Hit

At engagement range the SYLA fire control board triggers barrel channels. Modified shotshell ammunition delivers a controlled pellet spread that destroys the target drone through kinetic impact. Hit confirmation is immediate - visual and thermal.

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Return

The interceptor resumes patrol. No return to base required between kills. Remaining ammunition and battery allow multiple engagements per sortie. The system resets and scans for the next threat autonomously.

Technical Overview & Applications

Sich is VARTA's ready-to-deploy 10-inch interceptor platform. A compact airframe carries a 2 kg payload over a 20+ kilometer mission radius, communicates over analog video link, and mounts two 20mm barrels for close-range kinetic intercept.

The platform is optimized for high-volume deployment against small, numerous threats — FPV kamikazes, loitering munitions, and compact reconnaissance drones. Its size keeps unit cost low and allows rapid fielding across distributed positions. Optional thermal camera integration extends engagement capability into degraded-visibility conditions. Sich is available in three configurations: the base platform (two barrels, no thermal, no AI), a Short A variant tuned for fast-moving fixed-wing targets, and Sich AI, which adds a Kurbas or Caddx 384 thermal camera and the DOZOR AI module for autonomous detection, classification, tracking, and engagement.

Deployment scenarios include forward-area point defense, protection of command posts and logistics nodes, mobile interception during advance or retrograde, and saturation defense against drone swarms where cost-per-kill is the decisive variable. Every configuration preserves human override authority at every stage of the kill chain.