In the war between Russia and Ukraine, the hunt for enemy drones to block the transmission of information and recover devices is now being done with models capable of shooting nets.
In the drone battle between Ukraine and Russia, a new mode of defense is making its mark. Several videos, published at the beginning of November, show drones projecting nets on opposing aircraft. The latter are trapped like a bird in flight and fall to the ground.
One of the producing companies for the Ukrainian army, named “Ptashka”, is said to be the originator of these drone-hunting machines. Several models capable of throwing nets are already deployed, as evidenced by extracts shared by the Ukrainian army. Most can be controlled in FPV format, offering immersion in a first-person view thanks to a headset transmitting the image of the drone.
The advantage of the net is that it can make it possible to recover the opposing device and therefore potentially collect information or, failing that, components. The other strategic objective is to block the transmission of information from drones to artillery. Hunting drones before they transmit data is one of the essential missions in the field.
Drones made in Ukraine and Russia
As is often the case in this war between Ukraine and Russia, it is common for an effective technique to be quickly adopted by the opposing camp. Drones from the Chinese brand DJI have been modified to make a net fall when it flies over another device.
Drones projecting nets are nothing new and have been used for years by various law enforcement agencies around the world. The United States has Fortem DroneHunters in its arsenal to hunt flying machines. Portable cannons with nets called Skywall Patrol are also used to protect United States presidents from potential terrorist attacks.
Source: www.numerama.com
