The Dignitas Foundation, together with Aura, is creating special electronic warfare systems to protect Ukrainian heavy bombers and ground robotic complexes from FPV drones. The cost of the destroyed equipment significantly exceeds the enemy's expenses on cheap loitering munitions. This is reported by RBC-Ukraine (Лев Шевченко), the portal PromPolitInform reports.
Ukrainian heavy bombers regularly suffer losses due to their slow speed and clumsiness, making them easy targets for enemy FPV drones. Head of the Dignitas foundation Liuba Shypovych noted that a serious economic asymmetry arises when a cheap drone destroys expensive equipment.
A single bomber can cost 20 thousand dollars, whereas an enemy FPV drone is estimated at only 300 dollars. Despite this, abandoning such aircraft is impossible as they deliver water, food, and ammunition to difficult positions.
Developing electronic warfare systems for unmanned aerial vehicles requires solving complex technical tasks
Experts face the challenge where protective equipment can jam their own control channel during flight. Similar difficulties arise with ground robotic complexes that evacuate wounded soldiers.
The team, along with engineers from Aura, is testing new samples at proving grounds and has already transferred the first batches to units. Final solutions are expected in approximately two months.
The demand for radio electronics specialists remains high
Shypovych emphasized that the electronic warfare direction requires basic knowledge of radiophysics and must be promoted during basic military training courses. Previously, it was reported that the defence forces would receive over 22 thousand new Ukrainian-made ground robotic complexes.
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