Ukraine is working on new types of fiber optic combat drones that can unravel Russian jamming. These do not fly like the others; They are robots on the ground.
Brave1, a Ukrainian government operation which facilitates innovation within the defense industry, told Business Insider that fiber optic drones are in great demand by kyiv soldiers because they are resistant to traditional electronic war.
The operation recently organized an event in Ukraine where seven fiber optic UGVs were tested. Compared to first -person drones with optical fiber, or FPV, which fly in combat daily, technology is still in the early stages, but the organization said that it had identified some promising robots.
Brave 1 said that, on the basis of tests, the best roles for fiber optic UGVs are probably combat or self -destruction missions rather than logistical tasks, where a robot moving back and forth on the same road could make its cables heard or hung on a ground on the ground.
Unlike radiofrequency connections, which are vulnerable to electronic signal jamming, fiber-Topic cables preserve a regular link between a drone and its operator over a range of several kilometers. They are difficult to defend and provide high quality video transmission.
Optical fiber cable connections have been limited to FPV drones, but Ukraine now seeks to extend the use of this technology to unrelated ground vehicles (UGV) due to the Russian electronic war and because radio waves can be affected by the field. Optical fiber cables can help ensure a more stable connection.
A drone with a fiber optic cable is observed during a test flight in the kyiv region in December. Ukraine global images / Ukraine world images via Getty Images
UGVs are remote -controlled robots that can execute logistics and combat missions, such as delivery of ammunition to front lines, evacuating wounded soldiers, launching assaults on troop positions, placing land mines and exploding next to armored vehicles.
A senior Ukrainian official previously told Bi that he thought that the UGV would be the “technology of the next game” of the war.
Kyiv and Moscow have already used these robots in combat. Some are equipped with machine guns and thermal imaging cameras for night missions.
The new optical fiber UGVs would be an evolution in this technological space.
One of the soil robots tested during the recent Brave1 event. With the kind permission of Brave1
Optical fiber cables “can also serve as an alternative communication channel to control UGV in situations where other types of connections are not available due to high EW interference,” said Brave1.
Brave1 explained that, as he now knows that UGVs can work with fiber optic cables, the organization must develop tactics for robots. He does it with the help of the Ukrainian military and security forces. Kyiv plans to obtain thousands of these systems this year.
UGV tests are the latest example of electronic interference powering a technological race with high issues between Ukraine and Russia. The two soldiers are constantly looking for innovative solutions to maintain their drones and robots.
The ground robots were less common during the war than the swarms of air drones, but they play a role. Ukraine also operates a fleet of naval drones, on which kyiv relied to harm the fleet of the Black Sea of Russia.
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