It is a battle between two civilian drones that we see in the video. It should be Mavic drones. These drones are used by both the Ukrainians and the Russians to locate targets on the ground. Until now, it has not been known that they are also used to attack other drones. IN SIGHT: The operator of a Ukrainian drone has spotted a Russian drone and is getting ready to attack it. Photo: Prytula/UKRMoD/Twitter In the video, the attacker approaches in the second drone’s blind spot. It lays over and dives down. The two drones come into contact. We can see rotor parts being thrown aside. The attacked drone appears to be unbalanced and disappears from the picture. The attacker appears to have survived the collision. The Ukrainian politician and journalist Serhiy Prytula reports on Twitter that the “shooting” took place in the Donetsk region. LOOKING TO THE FUTURE: Jarle Mossing at the Army Weapons School believes the war in Ukraine will lead to a major change in how military organizations use drones. Photo: The Armed Forces Also military – There are now drones with this as a special task, says drone specialist Jarle Mossing at the Army’s Weapons School. This type of drone has been demonstrated a number of times, but should not have been used in Ukraine. – There are drones that destroy the other drone with explosives. Then both are destroyed. There are also drones that have a gripping mechanism. Then the attacker can be used again, explains Mossing. OLD NEWS: The idea of using drones to destroy or capture other drones has been with us for a while. This image of the Interceptor MP200 is from 2015. Photo: Francois Mori / Ap Rarely successful Both the Russians and the Ukrainians will use civilian drones for this purpose. The defense analyst Samuel Bendett tells on Twitter about a military group that operates drones in the Russian-occupied part of the Ukrainian county of Donetsk. They say there is no formal training in “drone hunting” due to the lack of drones. They have so few that they cannot destroy any on purpose. When they nevertheless carry out such a “hunting mission”, it often ends with the attacker also being destroyed. DESTROYING THE TARGET: A Ukrainian drone operator has found a Russian armored car. Artillery gets the position and the wagon is taken under fire. Photo: UKraina MoD Important in the fight Drones are widely used in Ukraine. From the large attack drones that look like airplanes, to the tiniest little surveillance drones. The most common drone in Ukraine is supposed to be small Mavic camera drones from the Chinese company DJI. NORWEGIAN AND VERY SMALL: The Black Hornet drone has been donated to Ukraine. It is so small that they can be used to examine the inside of houses. Photo: Alexander Nordby / news They are used to find out what the enemy is doing and where they are. They are important tools in the correction of artillery fire. That is, observing where the shells land and how the cannons must be adjusted to hit the target. Drones are used by soldiers to survey terrain they must move through or defend. They are also used as carriers of small grenades that are dropped on enemy targets. USED FOR MANY PURPOSES: The war in Ukraine has also been called the drone war because of its widespread use. here, Ukrainian soldiers have mounted a grenade on a civilian drone. Photo: JUAN BARRETO / AFP Gotta stop them Being spotted by a drone operator in Ukraine could mean you’ll soon be caught under artillery fire. – Ensuring that such drones cannot operate freely in the airspace above you has become important, Mossing explains. He says that military organizations have seen what is happening in Ukraine, and that the use of dedicated “anti-drone drones” will increase greatly in scope. – In the future, I assume that military departments have swarms of such defense drones that attack enemy drones that enter their area of responsibility, says Mossing. IMPORTANT TOOL: A Ukrainian soldier with a drone. A large number of such drones are in use. For a soldier on the ground, it’s like they’ve got flying binoculars. It can give an important advantage. Photo: Andrew Kravchenko / AP Attacks themselves There are now many studies of so-called drone swarms. In other words, collections of drones that operate together. A drone defense over a military department is likely to be such a swarm. – These cannot be controlled from second to second by humans. There are too many. They must be autonomous to a certain extent. In other words, they manage themselves, Mossing explains. He believes it will be necessary for the drones to attack other drones without being commanded to do so by humans. – This can be done by your drones sending out a separate ID code. Drones that do not do this automatically become targets, says Mossing.
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