Los fiber optic drones have become one of the latest technological advances of the. They differ from traditional military drones in that They do not use radio frequency.
Those are found connected to the operator by a very fine fiber optic cable (usually the reels are between 10 and 20 kilometers) that transmits video in real time.
The great advantage that fiber optic drones provide is that they resist the so-called electronic warfare, since the signal is immune to interference. Consequently, it is possible to carry out High precision attacks even in difficult terrain with that kind of unmanned vehicles.
However, Those a priori ‘unbeatable’ drones can be defeated with a simple first aid kit scissorsan object that has become indispensable in the daily life of Ukrainian fighters and not only for health reasons.
“We cut each and every fiber optic cable we see”
In that sense, Dimko Zhluktenko, analyst of the Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forceshe highlighted, in statements to which always He carries scissors to “cut every single fiber optic cable we see.”
In fact, Zhluktenko has highlighted that his unit no longer tries to differentiate between possible Ukrainian and Russian drones. “We have stopped considering them friends or enemies. We believe that they are all some kind of enemy drones”said the analyst of the Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces.
Likewise, a Ukrainian soldier has indicated, anonymously, that there are times when the fine fiber optic threads they can even reach break with your hands (although it is not usual).
The fighter has assured that in certain areas of the front There are so many cables that “you don’t know if it’s a new thread or an old one that’s been there for a long time.” In any case, Ukrainian soldiers try to avoid possible mistakes by cutting all cables in their path.
