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Fiber-Optic Drones Redefine the Russian Invasion

The target in the crosshairs: inside buildings or in open fields. Fiber-optic drones are the latest development in the arms race between Ukraine and Russia. Connected to their operator via a thin fiber optic cable, the Russians were the first to deploy them a year ago in the Kursk region. Now, Ukrainian brigades like the Azov Brigade are also using them. They offer clear advantages over radio-controlled drones: "If a radio-controlled drone flies…
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The target in the crosshairs: inside buildings or in open fields. Fiber-optic drones are the latest development in the arms race between Ukraine and Russia. Connected to their operator via a thin fiber optic cable, the Russians were the first to deploy them a year ago in the Kursk region. Now, Ukrainian brigades like the Azov Brigade are also using them. They offer clear advantages over radio-controlled drones: "If a radio-controlled drone flies…

Fiber optic drones are rumored to be widely used in the Ukraine war to evade electronic warfare.

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