"A drone attack on Kyiv and appearance of a cluster of drones over Polish territory in September 2025 has highlighted the threat posed by the rapid advancement of autonomous and uncrewed aerial vehicles. Drones provide a unique advantage for the world's militaries. For one, they are cheap to make, have been deployed in major conflicts, such as the Russia-Ukraine war, and efforts to defend against them are in a constant state of development."
"As uncrewed aircraft, drones rely on electronic systems to function and, often, radio frequency (RF) connections guide them. Favored techniques to neutralize drones include "spoofing" and jamming. Spoofing involves beaming fake radio signals to the drone to misdirect it. RF jamming works to cut off communications with the base of operation. But militaries are finding new ways to counter these methods. "More and more, drones operate autonomously," said Markus Muller, head of Video Exploitation Systems at the Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation."
Drone strikes in September 2025 demonstrated the growing threat from autonomous uncrewed aerial vehicles, including incursions into Kyiv and Polish airspace. Drones offer militaries low-cost, rapidly manufacturable platforms that can fly low to evade radar and have been used in major conflicts such as the Russia-Ukraine war. Many uncrewed aircraft rely on electronic systems and radio-frequency links for guidance, making spoofing and RF jamming common countermeasures. Spoofing misdirects drones with fake signals while jamming severs operator communications. Increasing onboard autonomy reduces reliance on RF control and complicates traditional counter-drone defenses, prompting use of missiles and other kinetic options when interference fails.
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