Countering FPV Drones: Insights from Ukraine’s Combat Experience
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https://doi.org/10.3849/aimt.01998Keywords:
drones, counteraction, fiber optic communication line, defense, warAbstract
First-person view (FPV) drones, a type of strike unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), have become a serious threat on the battlefield. Owing to their maneuverability, speed and remote-control capabilities, they are widely employed by the enemy to destroy moving and armored vehicles, engage detected targets, and conduct surveillance and reconnaissance. Control is often carried out via fiber-optic communication lines (FOCL). The purpose of this article is to analyze the enemy’s use of FPV drones and to identify effective, non-traditional ways of countering them. The article also presents measures developed to neutralize enemy UAVs and provides an overview of experimental testing.
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