Moscow airport claims to have AI-powered radar system that can jam drones, but developer says it's not true

• Moscow's international airport is reportedly setting up an AI-powered radar, according to state media.
• Sheremetyevo International Airport says the system can spot and jam drones.

Moscow is setting up an AI-powered radar system in its international airport that can detect and jam drones, according to Russian state-owned news agency TASS.

In a Telegram post, Sheremetyevo International Airport said the defense system, dubbed Yenot-SD, can detect low-flying drones, flocks of birds, and ground perimeter violations.

Thanks to its radar, it can also spot drones flying in silence, covering a broad range of potential military threats, the airport said, according to TASS.

Kaspersky Lab operates the system with artificial intelligence software, the outlet reported, citing the airport's material.

But a spokesperson for Kaspersky denied the report, saying that the defense system is not being used at Sheremetyevo International Airport, and anyway can't protect against military drones.

"Media reports about the installation of the new anti-drone defense system, Yenot-SD, at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport operated by Kaspersky are not correct," a spokesperson for Kaspersky told Business Insider.

"The usage of Kaspersky's software is considered for the future at the airport," the spokesperson added, while saying that the defense system is not designed to combat military-type drones.

Mikhail Vasilenko, the airport's CEO, presented the new technology alongside Russia's transport minister and the head of Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency on Tuesday, the airport's Telegram post said.

Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency and Sheremetyevo International Airport didn't immediately respond to Insider's requests for comments.

Ukraine has targeted Russian airports with drones, as Business Insider previously reported.

In August, drone attacks forced Moscow to shut down its four airports, CNN reported at the time, citing Russia's Ministry of Defence.

Later that same month, Ukrainian drones forced all four of Moscow's airports to ground flights and delayed operations for hours, TASS reported at the time.

On both occasions, the Russian defense ministry said they repelled the drone attacks either by using electronic warfare equipment or by shooting them down, while accusing Ukraine of carrying out the attacks.