Beretta's Anti-Drone Turret Packs Eight Shotguns And AI Smarts

Italian arms giant Beretta, in collaboration with tech firm DUALEE, has developed a novel counter-drone system called the LIVET Remote Controlled Weapon Station (RCWS). The platform mounts eight Benelli M4 'Drone Guardian' shotguns onto a remote-controlled turret, firing specialized programmable airburst ammunition designed to increase the hit probability against small, fast-moving drones.

The system, recently demonstrated for the Danish Armed Forces, aims to provide a kinetic and relatively affordable solution to the pervasive threat posed by cheap, commercially-available drones on modern battlefields. By combining the wide spread of shotgun pellets with AI-driven target tracking and remote operation, it offers a practical defense for protecting high-value equipment and personnel from asymmetric aerial attacks, representing a tangible hardware response to a growing tactical problem.