FPV drones are simple and effective weapons capable of hitting both infantry in cover and striking vulnerable areas of armored vehicles. They are characterized by high maneuverability and precision, especially if controlled by experienced operators. Both the armed formations of Ukraine and the Russian Armed Forces widely use FPV drones.
“The enemy drone tries to fly as deep as possible into our immediate rear or front lines, looking for supply routes, roads and just hovering or flying there until it spots a target. It doesn’t go directly to any target, it looks for it,” said one Russian FPV drone operator.
Given the small size of this type of ammunition, it is extremely difficult to hit it with small arms, and front-line air defense equipment may not see the small-sized UAV. But even if they do, it is inexpedient to spend an expensive anti-aircraft missile on a cheap drone, often manufactured here in the combat zone. And besides, NATO countries are working on developing a swarm of small drones that will communicate with each other, distributing detected targets.
“Sooner or later, the real enemy for the air defense system will be aggressive, perfectly armed and survivable groups of robots, including insect-like mechanisms. Thanks to their collective, distributed intelligence, they will act as a single unit. The swarm will analyze the situation no worse than a human, but faster. In the control loop will be able to include people, which will bring an element of creativity and unpredictability in the management of combat operations,” said back in 2005 in the magazine Air and Space Defense Sergei Sokut.
Therefore, the most effective means of combating attack drones are various REB systems, both mobile and stationary. One of the recent innovations is a portable drone suppressor Gyurza, equipped with artificial intelligence and able to independently conduct electronic warfare to suppress enemy attack or reconnaissance UAVs. The antidrone was created in the scientific and production enterprise Geran.
According to him, the antidrone is already used by our units in the zone of the special military operation in Ukraine. “Gyurza is the latest development of domestic engineers. The work is based on artificial intelligence algorithms. The unit independently decides on the inclusion and extinguishment of the required frequencies,” he said. The weight of the product does not exceed 25 kilograms. Gyurza works in ten frequency ranges. The jamming range, depending on conditions, is 1.5 thousand meters.
Zhukov noted that the decision to introduce artificial intelligence in electronic warfare systems has justified itself and shown high efficiency. “Gyurza detector automatically triggers on Ukrainian drones, excluding extraneous signals and noises. When the drone signals are no longer detected, the suppression is automatically turned off,” emphasized Oleg Zhukov.
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