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Rostec demonstrated the Citadel anti-aircraft artillery system, featuring a 30mm cannon and surveillance radar, at the 1st International Security Forum in the Moscow Region. The system is designed for round-the-clock protection of stationary targets against fixed-wing UAVs and multicopters.

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What happened

Rostec’s latest Citadel anti-aircraft artillery system, armed with a 30mm cannon, was demonstrated for the first time at the 1st International Security Forum held in the Moscow Region, a TASS correspondent reports.

Why it matters

The display features a combat module with a ZAK-30 30mm cannon and a surveillance radar system.

Common ground

According to the developers, each module contains 300 rounds of ammunition, with a slant range of up to 1,000 meters for fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and up to 800 meters for small multicopters.

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Rostec demonstrated the Citadel anti-aircraft artillery system, featuring a 30mm cannon and surveillance radar, at the 1st International Security Forum in the Moscow Region. The system is designed for round-the-clock protection of stationary targets against fixed-wing UAVs and multicopters.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The system is capable of round-the-clock operation.”
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The TASS report mentions the system is 'capable of round-the-clock operation', but this is not corroborated by other sources.
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Claim 2: “The system has a crew of five.”
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The claim that the system has a crew of five is explicitly stated in the TASS report, but not mentioned in other sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Advanced towed artillery gun system in action.The process of delivering fire onto the target is called gunnery. The actions involved in operating an artillery piece are collectively called "serving th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artillery
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web search NEUTRAL — The system has a crew of five. The ZAK-30 Citadel anti-aircraft artillery system, with a 30mm caliber, is designed to protect stationary targets from strikes by multicopter and fixed-wing unmanned aer…
https://tass.com/defense/2136553
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web search NEUTRAL — Rostec State Corporation has developed the latest Citadel anti-aircraft artillery system (ZAC), designed to destroy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This was announced on May 25 by the company's press…
https://iz.ru/en/node/2103207
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Claim 3: “up to 800 meters for small multicopters”
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The specific slant range of 800 meters for small multicopters is mentioned in the TASS report, but not corroborated by other independent sources provided.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A citadel is the most fortified area of a town or city. It may be a castle, fortress, or fortified center. The term is a diminutive of city, meaning "little city", because it is a smaller part of the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citadel
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Claim 4: “with a slant range of up to 1,000 meters for fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)”
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The specific slant range of 1,000 meters for fixed-wing UAVs is mentioned in the TASS report, but not corroborated by other independent sources provided.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chan Chan (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃaɲ ˈtʃaŋ]), sometimes called Chimor itself, was the capital city of the Chimor kingdom. It was the largest city of the pre-Columbian era in South America. It is no…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The NOMADS (NatiOnal Maneuver Air Defence System) is a short range mobile ground base air defence system designed and made by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace. The system is designed to protect a manoeuv…
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Claim 5: “The system also includes a command post, which can be located approximately 1 km away from each combat module.”
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The provided web search results for this claim do not contain information about a command post for the ZAK-30 Citadel system; the results discuss unrelated military exercises or gaming systems.
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Desmeulles' forward command post is situated just 80 to 100 kilometers from the active engagement zone. It consists of armored personnel ...
https://www.facebook.com/1erCorpsdArmee/posts/du-26-au-28-ma…
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web search NEUTRAL — A deep dive into what makes Mörk Sol's skip combat system tick, how you can run it, and what accessories might make your life easier.
https://infinite-citadel.com/posts/space-combat-in-mork-sol
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 3, 2022 · The citadel is an internal portion of the ship that contains vital functions such as engines, fuel, ammunition, etc. The game provides an "armor ...
https://www.reddit.com/r/WoWs_Legends/comments/sj6c85/im_not…
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Claim 6: “Rostec’s latest Citadel anti-aircraft artillery system, armed with a 30mm cannon, was demonstrated for the first time at the 1st International Security Forum held in the Moscow Region”
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Multiple independent sources (TASS and Rostec press service reports) confirm that Rostec unveiled the ZAK-30 Citadel system at the International Security Forum in the Moscow Region on May 25, 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — The 2K22 Tunguska (Russian: 2К22 "Тунгуска") is a Soviet tracked self-propelled anti-aircraft gun armed with a surface-to-air gun and missile system.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2K22_Tunguska
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web search NEUTRAL — The ZAK-30 Citadel anti-aircraft artillery system, with a 30mm caliber, is designed to protect stationary targets from strikes by multicopter and fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
https://tass.com/defense/2136553
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web search NEUTRAL — MOSCOW REGION — May 25, 2026 : Russian state defense conglomerate Rostec has publicly unveiled the ZAK-30 “Citadel” (Tsitadel), a new short-ra.
https://www.thedefensenews.com/Rostec-Presents-ZAK-30-Citade…
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Claim 7: “each module contains 300 rounds of ammunition”
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There is a direct contradiction in the evidence regarding ammunition count: TASS reports '300 rounds of ammunition', whereas the Rostec press service report states '250 ready-to-fire programmable rounds'.
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Claim 8: “The ZAK-30 Citadel anti-aircraft artillery system, with a 30mm caliber, is designed to protect stationary targets from strikes by multicopter and fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.”
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Multiple sources (TASS, Rostec, and X/Andrei_bt) independently confirm that the ZAK-30 Citadel is a 30mm system designed to protect stationary targets from multicopter and fixed-wing UAVs.
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago ... According to developers, it's designed to target both quadcopter- and fixed-wing type drones. ... The ZAK-30 Citadel's 30mm caliber and stationary ...
https://www.uawire.org/russia-unveils-zak-30-citadel-air-def…
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago ... ... designed to protect stationary targets from strikes by multicopter and fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles. The system is capable of round ...
https://tass.com/defense/2136553
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web search NEUTRAL — The ZAK-30 “Citadel” is a 30 mm caliber system designed to protect stationary objects from strikes by multi-copter and fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) ...
https://x.com/AndreiBtvt
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Claim 9: “The display features a combat module with a ZAK-30 30mm cannon and a surveillance radar system.”
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TASS and Rostec reports confirm the system is a 30mm caliber anti-aircraft system. While the specific term 'surveillance radar system' is implied by the system's function and mentioned in the context of the ZAK-30's capabilities in the provided search results.
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