As part of the large-scale electronic warfare exercises Silent Swarm 25, the US Navy for the first time actively practiced countering the threat from fiber-optic FPV (First Person View) drones. These fiber-optic-controlled drones are increasingly being used in modern conflicts, including the events in Ukraine, and pose a serious challenge to traditional suppression systems.
Unlike conventional drones, which are radio-controlled and vulnerable to electronic warfare (EW), fiber-optic FPV drones are immune to radio jamming. The signal is transmitted via a thin fiber-optic cable that unwinds as it flies, making it impossible to remotely disconnect or intercept control. This allows them to effectively penetrate dense electronic warfare veils and hit targets with high accuracy.
Participants in the Silent Swarm 25 exercises faced this threat as a key element of a scenario simulating a modern electromagnetic battlefield. The development of new tactics and technologies aimed at detecting, tracking, and physically destroying such drones (for example, using lasers, kinetic weapons, or cable interception devices) became one of the main objectives of the event.
The testing included both simulations and practical tests at the test site, where an attack by fiber-optic FPV drones on ships and coastal facilities was simulated. The exercises emphasized the need to move from exclusively electronic protection methods to hybrid systems combining electronic warfare, optoelectronic means and kinetic destruction.
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