This Ukrainian drone is safe from electronic warfare thanks to fibre-optic cables
Ukraine has now deployed a drone capable of evading enemy jamming technology, as reported by the public broadcaster SVT of Sweden.
Standard remote-controlled drones are susceptible to electronic warfare, as their radio signals can be disrupted by interfering transmitters.
A "wire" drone, equipped with a 6.2 mile-long fibre optic cable spool that deploys during flight, is currently being utilised for strikes.
''The significant issue in this context is the utilisation of electronic warfare. According to my knowledge, the Russians are most effective in electronic warfare," Umer, a drone technician, was quoted as saying in an interview with SVT.
This drone can provide a secure connection between the operator and the machine, although it is widely acknowledged as having a limited transmission distance.
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According to the local press, Ukrainian companies are allegedly creating their own models and components in an effort to fill the market void within a matter of months.
‘Very efficient’
Umer describes the drone as "very efficient" and claims it is resistant to electronic countermeasures, but if it were to be physically impeded, for instance by severing its cables or shooting it down, it would be rendered ineffective.
He actually found the technology quite straightforward and easy to understand.
The remote-controlled aerial device can be sent to a point roughly a mile and a half away from its base station, but can only be deployed once, following which it must be returned to its starting point.
Software engineer Umer is based in Sumy Oblast, located near the Ukraine-Russia border, where he conducts experiments with various drones, refining their capabilities to improve their performance.
Umer's family are Tartars who have had a history of fleeing Crimea, initially in 1783 and then once more in 2014 when Russia under Putin occupied Crimea.
For me, it's personal. My people were greatly affected by the Russians from 1783. We were forcibly deported, and I see this region as my family's homeland. My grandmother and all of my relatives were among those displaced, but we managed to return to Crimea in 1992.
Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, aircraft piloted by drones have evolved from untested technology to essential components of contemporary warfare.
Both sides are continually striving to gain the upper hand through improved defensive capabilities or more potent offensive capabilities.
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