The Ukrainians know this: to get out of the tactical blocking that they face on the ground, and hope to take up a part at least thousands of square kilometers lost for the benefit of Russia, they must bet on military equipment with ever higher yield. This technological domination, essential to compensate for their much less provided workforce than those of the Russian army, is reflected in particular in the electronic war and the jamming of enemy drones … but not only.
The Ukrainian army would have tied a brand new drone with formidable efficiency. A video broadcast by a Ukrainian battalion shows a machine equipped with a hunting rifle successfully cutting several opposing targets, namely Russian drones – more than Dji Mavic. Launched in a capital information war, Ukraine endeavors to highlight this kind of exploits on social networks.
Published Sunday on Telegram, the video was accompanied by the following message: “Bringing down enemy drones is one of the priorities of 2e Battalion of the 30e mechanized brigade ”. These images reveal the appearance on the battlefield of new tactics, which could be akin to DIY, if they were not so effective. Ukrainian and Russian units have been tested for several months the addition of firearms to drones, thus giving birth to real flying cannons, sometimes equipped with flame throwers.
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In September 2024, Russian drone manufacturers had already experienced this concept. The Russian state news agency RIA Novosti had then published an article detailing the design of a single cannon mounted on drone, capable of shooting simultaneously in two directions. “(The drone) works on the principle of the Davis plane cannon of the First World War “where a rifle was directly fixed at an airplane, detailed the article.
The dazzling development of drones in Ukraine is partly explained by the decentralized structure of the sector. Volunteers, units and manufacturers generally lead their own projects and share them with each other. This effervescence of the sector benefits the Ukrainian staff directly, delighted to be able to count on high-performance drones, and on a myriad of innovations.
On the Russian side also we also innovate. Perfectly controlled by the army of Vladimir Putin who use them to counter Ukrainian jammers, fiber optic drones force kyiv to think about new defense means-that is where “drones-fusil” could come into play, allowing to take over if electronic defense protocols do not work.
In the West, some analysts fear that the Militaro-Industrial NATO complex will put too much on the development of advanced weapons, to the detriment of quantitative needs and more rudimentary but effective solutions. The use of Danish fishing net on the war front in Ukraine to counter drone attacks is a perfect example.
