The confrontation between Ukrainian anti-aircraft drones and reconnaissance drones of the Russian occupiers continues, and the enemy is actively looking for countermeasures. According to Defense Express, the Russians have installed wide-angle rearview cameras on their reconnaissance drones that use machine vision to analyze the situation. If a threat is detected, the algorithm issues an evasion command, which allows the drone to avoid the attacks of anti-aircraft FPV drones.
This new approach complicates the task for operators, as a target shift results in a loss of visual contact with the reconnaissance drone, requiring additional time for a new attack. Since the "life" of an anti-aircraft drone in the air is limited, this time can be critical.
Specialist Serhiy "Flash" Beskrestnov noted that Russians are rapidly introducing new technologies. Only at the beginning of September, they recognized new threats and considered various methods of countermeasures, including small complexes of EW that jammed video communications.
In addition, it is worth noting that recently the occupiers began to use drones with a "Luneberg lens", which serve as false targets for Ukrainian air defense. Volunteer and founder of the "Aerial Intelligence Support Center" Maria Berlinska pointed out that Ukraine is technologically inferior to Russia in the war of drones, although it used to have an advantage.
However, intelligence complex developer Andrii Lypovyi expressed hope that Ukraine has practically caught up with Russia and has a chance to consolidate its dominance in this field by 2025. The technological battle in the sky continues to intensify, and the outcome depends on the ability of both sides to adapt to new challenges.
