Russian military personnel have begun using fiber optic drones as a signal repeater for strike drones. In this way, they solved the problem of suppressing communications by enemy electronic warfare (EW) systems. This is according to military expert Vikram Mittal in an article for Forbes.
The concept of fiber optic drone repeaters is simple. The system consists of a larger drone repeater, to which a smaller strike drone is connected, also via fiber optics. The range of destruction increases to 50-60 kilometers.
After launch, the repeater and the strike drone fly together. But the second UAV's fiber optic cable does not unwind, since it is not connected directly to the operator's console, but to the repeater. Once the pair reaches the desired point, the repeater remains in place, and the strike drone flies on.
Mittal suggested that theoretically, the range of the strike drone could be increased by using several repeaters.
In tandem with repeaters, strike drones can penetrate deep into enemy territory, disrupt supply lines, and impede movement, giving Russian military personnel an operational advantage.
The expert added that there are no effective countermeasures to such a tandem yet.
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