The Russian campaign against Ukraine is also a war of drones: the parties to the conflict use them in various sizes for reconnaissance and air strikes. Defense against drones is thus crucial for both Russia and Ukraine. And Kiev has a joker in this area: some 150 anti-drone weapons that officially came from Lithuania. Behind the scenes, however, Israel also seems to have a finger in the pie.
It looks like a rifle, but it shoots radio waves instead of bullets: the futuristic anti-drone weapon EDM4S “SkyWiper” from the Lithuanian arms company NT Service attracted the attention of the Ukrainian army even before the start of the war. After unsuccessful attempts to develop its own portable jammer, the Ukrainian military ordered the anti-drone weapon from the EU at the end of 2020. First used in small numbers in eastern Ukraine, which has been fought over for some time, a good 150 of the futuristic weapon are now in use against the invaders. But how does a “SkyWiper” actually work?
Source: Krone
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