The Brave Cluster, a Ukrainian government-supported coordination platform promoting collaboration between technology defence industry stakeholders, has developed AD Counter FPV, an electronic warfare system that blocks radio waves used by Russian FPV drones.
Serhiy Zhukovin, a Ukrainian drone operator from the SIGNUM unit within the 93rd Mechanized Brigade, known as Schweiger, discussed the unit’s early experiences using drones when fighting Russian forces in an interview with NV Radio on Jan. 18.
Russia has faced difficulties in countering Ukrainian first-person-view (FPV) drones during combat on the east bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast, likely due to a shortage of electronic warfare capability in the area, the U.K. Defense Ministry reported on Jan. 12.
UK Defence Intelligence has analysed the impact of FPV drones on the situation on the left bank of Kherson Oblast and also explained why it is difficult for the Russians to counter UAVs. Source: UK Defence Intelligence review dated 12 January, as reported by European Pravda UK Defence Intelligence says Ukraine's Armed Forces are using such drones together with artillery to destroy Russian equipment.