Russia Is Developing A New Soldier-Worn Counter-Drone Jammer
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Images captured from video posted on Reddit showing a Russian soldier demonstrating their new … More soldier-borne counter-drone jammer. Social Media Capture The current phase of the Russia-Ukraine war has been marked by the growing dominance of drones on the battlefield. Earlier in the war, drone strikes were primarily aimed at armored vehicles and other equipment. However, they are now increasingly being used to target individual soldiers. Both sides are rapidly developing new counter-drone solutions that can protect their soldiers, with Ukraine recently introducing counter-drone rifle rounds. Russia is similarly developing counter-drone solutions that can be deployed at the individual soldier level. A recent Russian video posted to social media demonstrates a new soldier-worn electronic warfare system that jams the video feed from small drones. The New Russian Counter-Drone System The video shows a Russian soldier demonstrating the compact drone detection and jamming system. The system includes a head-mounted module with two antennas, a switching harness, an arm-mounted display, and a battery pack. The head-mounted module is attached to the back of the helmet with two antennas protruding from the top. The system detects the drone through its radio signature and then appears to intercept the drone’s video feed, which is displayed on the arm-mounted screen. The soldier can then choose to jam the feed, which he does in the demonstration. Images captured from video posted of social media demonstrating a new Russian counter-drone system. … More The video shows that the system is able to access the video footage from the drone (top). It is then able to jam the video feed (bottom). Social Media Capture This design is unique because most counter-drone systems do not target the video transmissions. Conventional jammers usually focus on control and navigation links, which are easier to disrupt. Radio signals weaken as they…
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