Sozvezdiye Group (part of Ruselectronics Holding Company within the state hi-tech corporation Rostec) has created a radio-electronic system based on artificial intelligence to fight illegal drones, with the first deliveries expected in 2019, Sozvezdiye Chief Alexei Bocharov told TASS on Wednesday.

"Sozvezdiye Group has accumulated substantial potential for solving this task [fighting illegal drones] at a high professional level through electronic warfare measures by suppressing the drone’s control, telemetry and communications channels," the Sozvezdiye chief executive said.

"In particular, we are creating a small-size mobile electronic warfare system capable of turning a drone into useless metal scrap. Many throw nets at drones, sprinkle them with paint to obscure the camera but we simply deprive drones of their control," he said.

The new system is currently undergoing its experimental operation and its first deliveries may begin in 2019, Bocharov said.

"Prototypes exist and experimental operation is underway and it is necessary to prepare for serial production," he noted.