How Ukraine is winning the drone-jamming war
Russia’s electronic-warfare capability seems to have been over-hyped
UKRAINE’S DRONES were not supposed to still be buzzing over the heads of Russian forces. Many analysts had assumed that Russia’s electronic jamming would neutralise any drone which lacked military-grade communications. But it has also successfully used consumer drones for reconnaissance and to direct artillery fire, while larger “octocopters” (which have eight propellers) have destroyed Russian T-72 tanks by dropping anti-tank grenades. Russian military drones are also falling from the skies at an alarming rate. How is Ukraine winning the jamming war?
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