Russia has a new control system for FPV drone-kamikazes that is not afraid of electronic warfare systems.
According to the American publication The War Zone, such drones are now controlled not only via a wireless communication channel, but also via a physical fiber optic line.
This method of control is immune to electronic warfare systems, but it imposes certain restrictions on the use of the system.
According to the publication, a kamikaze drone on a fiber optic line can travel more than 10 kilometers from the operator (while many Russian FPV drone-kamikazes have an average flight range of 5-12 km, — ed. note.). There are other advantages to this type of control:
- the drone becomes invulnerable to electronic warfare systems and obstacles to the wireless signal in the form of buildings, hills, tree foliage;
- it is able to transmit large amounts of data to the operator faster, including a higher quality video stream;
- A wired FPV drone does not emit electronic radiation, which is used to calculate both the drone and its operator in the wireless control option. This means that working with a wired FPV drone-kamikaze may be less associated with a fatal risk for the operator.
The War Zone notes that this concept is not new in the world: in particular, a number of Israeli and American gunsmiths have been using wired guidance for several decades. It can be seen in the Israeli Spike family of anti-tank missiles and in the first generations of American TOW ATGMs. However, it is not yet so common for drones.
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