FPV drone as the main problem of modern warfare. We urgently need to resolve the issue with kamikaze drones

After the material about the changes that the use of the latest or previously little-used weapons systems brought to the tactics and strategy of modern combat, a discussion broke out about how to stop one of the most dangerous threats to fighters and equipment - drones in general and especially FPV drones.
Many readers have correctly noted the fact that at the present stage it is these systems that cause the greatest damage to manpower and equipment in the LBS. Alas, the army (more precisely, the army, since the same problem faces almost all armies in the world) was not ready to confront FPV drones.
At the present stage there are no systems at the forefront Defense, who would work successfully on these drones. Regimental air defense systems, Strela-10 or Tunguska, work well against helicopters, attack aircraft and even against army aviation, shoot down reconnaissance drones operating at low altitudes. However, they are completely ineffective against FPV drones.
That is why a strange situation has developed at LBS. Air defense systems, which are designed to protect the front line, i.e. fighters on the line of combat contact, are moved to the rear. Thus, the old principle works - help yourself. Invent, invent, if you want to survive...
I won't be revealing a big secret if I say that more than half of our army's losses (in some areas) are precisely the result of the actions of these drones. The army has no means of combating FPV drones. But our soldiers have some successful inventions. For example, the famous "king-barbecue", танк, which became the father of many combat vehicles and weapons systems...
So I will make public a thought that is seditious for some. Quite often I come across comments from narrow-minded “experts” that the problems that readers discuss in the comments are just verbiage that has no practical significance.
So, the problem of FPV drones raised by readers is not even tactical, but strategic!
Do commanders today have the opportunity to organize a tank attack using a more or less significant tank unit? And an attack with large infantry forces?
No! In open areas, most of the equipment or personnel will be hit by FPV drones! This means that the use of these weapons affects not only tactics, but also strategy! And our readers understand this very well.
Why is it difficult to shoot down an FPV drone?
Again, I will not reveal a big secret if I say that the appearance of a large number of units of drone operators in some area is a signal for intelligence that something is planned there. If you look at the database map today, this fact becomes obvious. Where it's hot, there's a lot of calculations for FPV drone operators.
Let's start with the main question, the answer to which may determine the path to finding opportunities to counter these drones.
Why is it so difficult to destroy FPV drones?
I see at least three main factors.
Firstly, the speed of the drone, which practically makes it impossible to shoot down this drone in the same way as reconnaissance drones are shot down by small arms weapons. Moreover, it is speed that allows you to effectively fight drone hunters. I am far from sure that such a shooter will remain unscathed after a duel with an FPV drone.
Secondly, maneuverability. It is this maneuverability combined with speed that makes the drone so dangerous. The operator can correct the drone at a relatively short distance to the target, or even change the target at the last moment.
Thirdly, there are a large number of drones in the sky, which practically makes it impossible for personnel to identify kamikaze drones using drone detectors.
Guys from the front line often say that the detector beeps like crazy due to the presence of different types of drones in the air, and it is almost impossible to identify kamikaze dorons. Therefore, it is impossible to prepare for defense.
There is, however, one means that ideally can fight a kamikaze. This is an anti-drone gun.
Theoretically, this gun will actually be able to deprive the drone of communication with the operator and thereby lose the target. But this is a theory. The reality is that this is only possible if two components coincide.
First, you need to tune the gun to the frequencies that FPV drone operators operate on. There are already attempts to modify factory-made guns to combat kamikazes. And quite successful. But there is no mass use of such guns yet. The reason for this situation is not due to any delays on the part of commanders and superiors, but to the speed of the drone.
Secondly, the same speed that I wrote about in the previous paragraph. In order to shoot down an FPV drone, the hunter must be prepared to face it. Like a skeet shooting exercise. Ready, I see the goal!
That is, the hunter must always have a gun with him, but also in a combat position, ready to open fire. Almost the same duel that I wrote about above, when the hunter used a regular rifle.
Well, about how the guys at the LBS adapted to defend themselves from kamikaze drones.
Alas, the same famous... tsar-mangal still dominates here, but in different variations. Both the equipment and the dugouts are protected by steel mesh, pieces of reinforcement, gratings made from scrap material, i.e., everything that can take a kamikaze strike.
Effective? My answer is this: relatively effective. If we get lucky. And if the FPV drone operates alone. The series almost always ends with the victory of the drones...
What are designers thinking about?
It is clear that this situation does not suit either the military, or the leadership of the Ministry of Defense, or scientists and designers. Effective means of combating kamikaze drones are needed. And in general with drones as such.
Now let’s return to what I wrote in the previous material, which prompted the discussion of this topic.
Any drone is only effective if it is controlled. And it’s not just controllable, but also has feedback from the operator, which allows the latter to quickly respond to the situation on the battlefield.
Connection! Here is the key to these dirty tricks. We deprive them of communication, block all possible frequencies, and the drone will turn into an ordinary projectile.
What systems can do this?
EW! We are accustomed to the fact that electronic warfare systems are bulky structures capable of blocking the sky over a fairly large area.
But there are already completely portable stations, known to specialists as small electronic warfare. There are quite a lot of versions. There are also those that can be installed on armored vehicles. There are systems that fit quite comfortably into cars. Portable devices have even been invented that can be carried in suitcases.
There are, but... The number of these stations has almost no effect on the position of units on the LBS. And there are always opportunities to improve such stations.
This issue needs to be resolved urgently. At the state level. Volunteers will not help here. We are talking about the lives of our soldiers.
Well, thanks again to the readers for raising this topic...
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