Unjammable drones are leaving wires everywhere, forcing Ukrainian troops to move with caution

"Small unjammable drones controlled by fiber-optic cables have become so integral to Russian and Ukrainian combat operations that they are leaving trails of cabling everywhere, turning areas of the battlefield into a tangled web. As a counter to extensive electronic warfare, fiber-optic drones are becoming increasingly prevalent on both sides. And with sprawling cables stretched across the battlefield, soldiers are moving with greater caution."

""You see the little webs, and you never know - is it from the fiber-optic drone? Or it's a part of a booby trap," Khyzhak, a Ukrainian special operator who for security reasons could only be identified by his call sign ("Predator" in Ukrainian), told Business Insider. Mines and traps have also been prominent threats in this war."

Small unjammable fiber-optic-controlled FPV drones are increasingly used by Russian and Ukrainian forces to evade radio-frequency jamming. These quadcopter-style drones connect to pilots via spools of long, thin fiber-optic cable, preserving steady links and resisting traditional electronic warfare. The cables often get stretched across terrain, leaving visible trails that tangle, snag and can abruptly halt flights. The cable trails create uncertainty among troops, who must treat them as potential booby traps or mine indicators and move with greater caution. Shooting the drones down is the primary countermeasure, but it requires precision, rapid reaction and considerable luck.

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