What do we know about Prince Rus?
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In a report, “Euronews” has discussed Russia's use of new anti-jamming drones in the Ukraine war and how they work.
Eviralnews,, quoted by Euronews, in the heat of the ongoing invasion of the Ukrainian forces in the Kursk province of Russia, the Russians, in turn, have used a new type of drone against the Ukrainians, which they say disables “electronic warfare systems”. does
Andrey Nikitin, governor of the Russian province of Novgorod, announced on his Telegram channel that the new drones have optical fiber and are named “Prince Vandal Novgorod (KVN)”, which are widely used in operations against Ukrainians.
According to James Patton Rogers, executive director of the Cornell Brooks Institute for Technology Policy at Cornell University, these upgraded drones are equipped with first-person view (FPV) cameras and trail an ultra-light fiber optic string behind them as they fly. These birds can be “almost unrecognizable” to opposing intelligence teams.
How these drones work
A Ukrainian expert claims that the Russian Prince is a first-person-view (FPV) drone that has an unusual plastic housing containing about 10.8 kilometers of fiber optic cables inside.
This housing of thin fiber optic cables is placed where the transmitter-receiver of radio signals is located in other drones.
Technically, flying a drone without a transceiver means that it does not emit any radio signals that can track the position of the drone or its operator.
Experts believe that the Russians use fiber optic cables because, unlike conventional drones, these cables deliver high-quality video to the operator that does not turn off even in the presence of interference and jamming.
Disadvantages of the new drone
Unlike FPV drones, which are lightweight and have limited payload capacity, new drones require more battery power or more powerful motors to compensate for the added weight of fiber optic cables, which can make them much more expensive to build.
The added weight of fiber optic cable can slow drones and limit their range compared to untethered models.
It is claimed that the fiber-optic drones are an adaptation of existing technology, similar to the American TOW anti-tank missiles, which have optical tracking and wire guidance.
The solution of Ukraine's allies
In the meantime, a German company (Kiev's supporter country) that produces drones called “HIGHCAT” claims that it has built a similar drone called HCX taking into account the developments in Ukraine and will soon put it into the field. will show
In the description of this drone on the “Highcat” website, it is stated that the HCX is “designed to operate in highly obstructed environments” by connecting fiberglass coils to the drone. With this, the drone can fly undetected as no radio signals are emitted.
Hicat has said that if their tests are successful, the company could start producing up to 3,000 drones per month starting in November.
