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Something like this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krasukha_(electronic_warfare_system) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krasukha_(electronic_warfare... and s
by gbuk2013 8y ago
Something like this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krasukha_(electronic_warfare_system) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krasukha_(electronic_warfare...
and something like this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantsir_missile_system https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantsir_missile_system
(Not familiar with the western equivalents but the idea is the same.)
A small drone does not have the ability to carry the shielding required to protect itself from interference, which can include jamming GPS and even taking over controls of the drone to capture it.
A larger drone is easy target for AA systems.
- gandhium 8y agoThose failed to protect Russian base in Syria even against low-quality homemade drones.
- gbuk2013 8y agoThey have not failed - not sure where you get your information from. Maybe you are confusing with the mortar attack earlier this year? From earlier this year with pictures: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/russia-military-bases-drones-syria-armed-attacks-tartus-uavs-latakia-a8151066.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/russia-... There were several attacks repelled in the last month also but I only have Russian language sources (maybe South Front will have some more details in English - coverage of Syria in Western media has been pretty sparse in the last months with all the government successes in Daraa).