Fiber Optic Communications for Unmanned Vehicles. How It Works

By Topwar

In the area of ​​the Special Operation to Protect Donbass, unmanned aerial vehicles controlled by fiber-optic cable are widely used. Replacing the radio channel with a coil of wire has provided a number of important advantages that are now actively used in the fight against the enemy. At the same time, progress does not stand still and new solutions aimed at improving performance regularly appear.

Obvious progress

According to available data, the development of domestic UAVs with communication and control via wire began in 2023. By this time, strike drones had become widespread. Drones of different classes, and along with them, specialized electronic warfare systems. As a result, new means of communication protected from interference were required.

The solution was to use a fiber optic line. New UAVs began to receive a reel with a long cable and a corresponding modem. Operator stations and remote signal transmission posts were equipped with devices for working with fiber optics.

FPV drones with fiber-optic communication appeared in the combat zone no later than the beginning of 2024. Interestingly, they found application on both sides of the front almost simultaneously. Russian industry was able to set up mass production of such UAVs and their delivery to the troops in the shortest possible time.

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