The Vector fixed-wing reconnaissance drone from Quantum Systems at the company’s repair centre. — ©2023 The New York Times Company
THE drones began crashing on Ukraine’s front lines, with little explanation.
For months, the aerial vehicles supplied by Quantum Systems, a German technology firm, had worked smoothly for Ukraine’s military, swooping through the air to spot enemy tanks and troops in the country’s war against Russia. Then late last year, the machines abruptly started falling from the sky as they returned from missions.
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A visualisation of the rapidly-changing frequencies of the Himera military radio, which features signal-hopping technology that makes it difficult to jam. — Photos: ©2023 The New York Times Company
Yurii Momot, a founder of Piranha-Tech, with an anti-drone gun that can jam the communications signals used to control small commercial drones.
Yurii Momot, a founder of PiranhaTech, with an anti-drone gun that can jam the communications signals used to control small commercial drones, Aug 12, 2023. (Brendan Hoffman/The New York Times)
An anti-drone gun that can jam the communications signals used to control small commercial drones.
An antidrone gun that can jam the communications signals used to control small commercial drones, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Aug. 12, 2023. (Brendan Hoffman/The New York Times)
